theduran--2020-04-29--Ramonet, Comandante Daniel has always been at the helm

The recent article “ Facing the unknown… The pandemic and the world system ” by Ignacio Ramonet is as interesting for what it leaves out as for what Ramonet has to say .
The main omission is the decisive class attack by Western ruling elites and their political proxies exploiting COVID-19 to create the conditions for a repressive reset of corporate capitalism .
They have mounted this attack both domestically and overseas .
Ramonet makes the misleading claim that “ No one knows how to interpret and clarify such a strange and opaque moment , with our societies trembling on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cosmic cataclysm… when it ’ s all over life will no longer be the same.
” This language is sensationalist and false , and brings to mind the remark by Lampedusa ’ s character Tancredi , “ For everything to stay the same , everything must change ” .
Some things may change , but life will indeed go on the same whatever Ramonet may wish for .
Corporate capitalism will continue to exploit and destroy the planet ’ s resources .
The imperialist elites of North America and Europe will continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impoverished majority .
The United States will continue its slow decline relative to China and Russia .
The impoverished majority in Latin America and the Caribbean will continue to demand and struggle for justice .
The United Nations and its institutions will continue to be corrupted by corporate funding .
The US President will continue to be a bellicose hostage to infighting among the country ’ s oligarchs .
Practically everything will stay the same , most importantly the relentless struggle of the majority world for a decent life .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about what is happening .
They see how a genuinely serious , but by no means catastrophic , international health emergency is being exploited by Western ruling elites to concentrate their monopoly power and intensify the essentially fascist relationship between State and corporate power in the West .
The COVID-19 crisis occurred at a most opportune moment , offering Western corporate financial elites and the governments they own a pretext for yet another tremendous transfer of wealth to those elites via government intervention .
At the same time the crisis enabled the Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for example , Cuba , Iran , Nicaragua , Palestine , Syria , Venezuela and Yemen and to diversify the range of their offensive against China and Russia .
That is why last April 15th Nicaragua ’ s President Comandante Daniel Ortega insisted on the imperative for peace , an end to aggression of all kinds and that the time has come to change nuclear weapons for hospitals .
The leaders of Cuba , Nicaragua and Venezuela see very clearly that the crisis is indeed a moment calling for profound change and global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well the cruel perversity of the US government and its allies .
Despite offering a broadly comprehensive account of the many ramifications of the effects of COVID-19 , Ramonet omits much relevant opinion and information .
While he correctly dismisses the idea that the virus escaped from a laboratory somewhere , there is uncertainty on the origin of the virus both in terms of time and place .
The most well known identified source was Wuhan in China at the end of December 2019 but doctors in Italy think it may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ramonet emphasizes the aggressive fatal nature of the virus without apparently considering the latest data which indicate that COVID-19 ’ s lethality is after all , despite the wide variety of symptoms it has , similar overall to a very severe flu .
Prestigious academics like Stanford University ’ s Dr John Ioannidis and very committed practicing doctors with decades of work addressing epidemics , argue that the latest data based on widespread testing point to a low case to fatality rate , for example , 0.03 % in California and 0.1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the data-based reality , Ramonet appears to accept scaremongering accounts from the same notoriously deceitful , venal corporate media that has lied about practically everything in the past .
By contrast , Ramonet offers a good account of why the virus has had such a devastating effect on public health systems in North America and Europe .
As he points out , the main factors have been inadequate preparation , lack of opportune preventive measures and the absence of timely public health education .
On the other hand , one key factor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successful measures to contain the virus in socialist countries has been mass popular organization .
Under socialist administrations like Vietnam , Kerala in India , Cuba , Nicaragua and Venezuela , mass house-to-house prevention , education and monitoring programs have produced results as good as or even better than the kind of digital monitoring and control measures applied elsewhere .
For example , Nicaragua has now made over 4 million house-to-house visits .
Ramonet hints at this point when he notes that conventional things like soap for hand washing , sewing machines to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing have been fundamental to successfully overcoming the effects of COVID-19 .
Curiously absent from Ramonet ’ s review is the highly relevant discussion over the role of lockdowns .
The current measures contradict centuries of sound medical practice by which quarantine is applied to people who are sick , not to those who are healthy .
Now , in many countries , whole , mainly healthy populations have been imprisoned for weeks .
Clearly , societies with very diverse characteristics will apply very different measures .
The lack of widely available , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long time dramatically hampered an effective global response to COVID-19 .
But Ramonet might have pointed out that the latest data based on reliable , representative testing suggests the difference in fatality rates is statistically insignificant between countries that have quarantined their population and countries that have not .
So while a very aggressive public policy response may have been justified initially , at this point it may be no longer .
However that may be , countries that have implemented a lockdown now face a double dilemma .
Firstly , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may begin to reappear again as seems to have happened in some places in China .
Secondly , people emerging with weakened immune systems after many weeks of isolation may well catch other infectious diseases leading to sudden pressure on health systems still suffering from the effects of addressing COVID-19 .
That effect will certainly be compounded also by people with various chronic conditions desperate to get the care they were too afraid to seek during the lockdown .
Ramonet himself seems to accept at face value an image of “ science ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate predators like Bill Gates .
For example , administrative guidance has been erratic in relation to how diagnosis and deaths are recorded .
Italy , the US and the UK have adopted guidelines that tend to exaggerate the number of deaths from COVID-19 while other jurisdictions have continued to recognize the difference between dying “ of ” the virus and dying “ with ” the virus .
These matters are relevant to Ramonet ’ s discussion of how the virus has stimulated a flood of false information but in which he omits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poor data .
Skipping over these important details , Ramonet suggests that perhaps the world is at “ a moment of all round transformation ” or that there may be “ a kind of stampede of revolt by indignant , outraged citizens against various power centers accused of mismanaging the pandemic ” .
Experience of the last 50 years suggests the opposite .
Across the West , populations have not only submitted to the wide ranging restrictive measures Ramonet discusses in his article , in fact they have mostly welcomed them .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fundamental issues of class and power are relevant both at a national level between the well-to-do and the impoverished , but also globally between the imperialist West and the majority world it has plundered for centuries .
Ramonet does cover the issue of class disadvantage in access to healthcare in the US , the plight of migrants around the world and the effects of gross inequality in developing countries .
Against that depressing reality he offers Venezuela ’ s inspiring success in containing the virus .
That success is also true in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has mounted unprecedented solidarity initiatives overseas despite its difficult crisis at home .
Both Venezuela and Cuba are subject to genocidal US sanctions .
However , the glaring omission in Ramonet ’ s account is the important experience of Nicaragua .
Nicaragua has not only been the most successful country in the region so far in containing the COVID-19 virus but is also among the only countries that have managed to keep their economy open and to avoid incurring massive debt to manage the economic effects of the pandemic .
The experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s claim that “ the stupefied planet discovered the Comandante was not at the helm ” .
In Nicaragua our Comandante Daniel was always in control , as was President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela , and President Diaz Canel and his comrades in Cuba .
And always beyond them , close at hand , have been the examples and inspiration of Comandante Carlos Fonseca , Comandante Hugo Chávez , Comandante Fidel and Che .
Alongside Daniel and Nicolás and Miguel , they too have been at the helm throughout this crisis as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be .

The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Stephen Sefton, Tortilla con Sal, 26 de abril 2020…
The recent article “Facing the unknown… The pandemic and the world system” by Ignacio Ramonet is as interesting for what it leaves out as for what Ramonet has to say. The main omission is the decisive class attack by Western ruling elites and their political proxies exploiting COVID-19 to create the conditions for a repressive reset of corporate capitalism. They have mounted this attack both domestically and overseas.
Ramonet makes the misleading claim that “No one knows how to interpret and clarify such a strange and opaque moment, with our societies trembling on their foundations as if shaken by a cosmic cataclysm… when it’s all over life will no longer be the same.” This language is sensationalist and false, and brings to mind the remark by Lampedusa’s character Tancredi, “For everything to stay the same, everything must change”. Some things may change, but life will indeed go on the same whatever Ramonet may wish for.
Corporate capitalism will continue to exploit and destroy the planet’s resources. The imperialist elites of North America and Europe will continue to wage war on the world’s impoverished majority. The United States will continue its slow decline relative to China and Russia. The impoverished majority in Latin America and the Caribbean will continue to demand and struggle for justice. The United Nations and its institutions will continue to be corrupted by corporate funding. The US President will continue to be a bellicose hostage to infighting among the country’s oligarchs. Practically everything will stay the same, most importantly the relentless struggle of the majority world for a decent life.
In fact, a great many people are absolutely clear about what is happening. They see how a genuinely serious, but by no means catastrophic, international health emergency is being exploited by Western ruling elites to concentrate their monopoly power and intensify the essentially fascist relationship between State and corporate power in the West. The COVID-19 crisis occurred at a most opportune moment, offering Western corporate financial elites and the governments they own a pretext for yet another tremendous transfer of wealth to those elites via government intervention.
At the same time the crisis enabled the Western elites to intensify their attacks on, for example, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Palestine, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen and to diversify the range of their offensive against China and Russia. That is why last April 15th Nicaragua’s President Comandante Daniel Ortega insisted on the imperative for peace, an end to aggression of all kinds and that the time has come to change nuclear weapons for hospitals. The leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela see very clearly that the crisis is indeed a moment calling for profound change and global solidarity. But they also know very well the cruel perversity of the US government and its allies.
Despite offering a broadly comprehensive account of the many ramifications of the effects of COVID-19, Ramonet omits much relevant opinion and information. While he correctly dismisses the idea that the virus escaped from a laboratory somewhere, there is uncertainty on the origin of the virus both in terms of time and place. The most well known identified source was Wuhan in China at the end of December 2019 but doctors in Italy think it may have been circulating there as early as November 2019. Ramonet emphasizes the aggressive fatal nature of the virus without apparently considering the latest data which indicate that COVID-19’s lethality is after all, despite the wide variety of symptoms it has, similar overall to a very severe flu.
Prestigious academics like Stanford University’s Dr John Ioannidis and very committed practicing doctors with decades of work addressing epidemics, argue that the latest data based on widespread testing point to a low case to fatality rate, for example, 0.03% in California and 0.1% even in New York. Rather than the data-based reality, Ramonet appears to accept scaremongering accounts from the same notoriously deceitful, venal corporate media that has lied about practically everything in the past. By contrast, Ramonet offers a good account of why the virus has had such a devastating effect on public health systems in North America and Europe. As he points out, the main factors have been inadequate preparation, lack of opportune preventive measures and the absence of timely public health education.
On the other hand, one key factor Ramonet omits which has been crucial to successful measures to contain the virus in socialist countries has been mass popular organization. Under socialist administrations like Vietnam, Kerala in India, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, mass house-to-house prevention, education and monitoring programs have produced results as good as or even better than the kind of digital monitoring and control measures applied elsewhere. For example, Nicaragua has now made over 4 million house-to-house visits. Ramonet hints at this point when he notes that conventional things like soap for hand washing, sewing machines to produce masks and traditional measures like physical distancing have been fundamental to successfully overcoming the effects of COVID-19.
Curiously absent from Ramonet’s review is the highly relevant discussion over the role of lockdowns. The current measures contradict centuries of sound medical practice by which quarantine is applied to people who are sick, not to those who are healthy. Now, in many countries, whole, mainly healthy populations have been imprisoned for weeks. Clearly, societies with very diverse characteristics will apply very different measures. The lack of widely available, robust, reliable tests for COVID-19 for a long time dramatically hampered an effective global response to COVID-19. But Ramonet might have pointed out that the latest data based on reliable, representative testing suggests the difference in fatality rates is statistically insignificant between countries that have quarantined their population and countries that have not.
So while a very aggressive public policy response may have been justified initially, at this point it may be no longer. However that may be, countries that have implemented a lockdown now face a double dilemma. Firstly, as the authorities relax restrictions, the virus may begin to reappear again as seems to have happened in some places in China. Secondly, people emerging with weakened immune systems after many weeks of isolation may well catch other infectious diseases leading to sudden pressure on health systems still suffering from the effects of addressing COVID-19. That effect will certainly be compounded also by people with various chronic conditions desperate to get the care they were too afraid to seek during the lockdown.
Ramonet himself seems to accept at face value an image of “science” made to measure for Western governments and corporate predators like Bill Gates. For example, administrative guidance has been erratic in relation to how diagnosis and deaths are recorded. Italy, the US and the UK have adopted guidelines that tend to exaggerate the number of deaths from COVID-19 while other jurisdictions have continued to recognize the difference between dying “of” the virus and dying “with” the virus. These matters are relevant to Ramonet’s discussion of how the virus has stimulated a flood of false information but in which he omits the basic issue of disinformation derived from poor data.
Skipping over these important details, Ramonet suggests that perhaps the world is at “a moment of all round transformation” or that there may be “a kind of stampede of revolt by indignant,outraged citizens against various power centers accused of mismanaging the pandemic”. Experience of the last 50 years suggests the opposite. Across the West, populations have not only submitted to the wide ranging restrictive measures Ramonet discusses in his article, in fact they have mostly welcomed them. With regard to political support for change, the fundamental issues of class and power are relevant both at a national level between the well-to-do and the impoverished, but also globally between the imperialist West and the majority world it has plundered for centuries.
Ramonet does cover the issue of class disadvantage in access to healthcare in the US, the plight of migrants around the world and the effects of gross inequality in developing countries. Against that depressing reality he offers Venezuela’s inspiring success in containing the virus. That success is also true in the very different national context of Cuba which has mounted unprecedented solidarity initiatives overseas despite its difficult crisis at home. Both Venezuela and Cuba are subject to genocidal US sanctions. However, the glaring omission in Ramonet’s account is the important experience of Nicaragua. Nicaragua has not only been the most successful country in the region so far in containing the COVID-19 virus but is also among the only countries that have managed to keep their economy open and to avoid incurring massive debt to manage the economic effects of the pandemic.
The experience of all these three countries contradicts Ramonet’s claim that “the stupefied planet discovered the Comandante was not at the helm”. In Nicaragua our Comandante Daniel was always in control, as was President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, and President Diaz Canel and his comrades in Cuba. And always beyond them, close at hand, have been the examples and inspiration of Comandante Carlos Fonseca, Comandante Hugo Chávez, Comandante Fidel and Che. Alongside Daniel and Nicolás and Miguel, they too have been at the helm throughout this crisis as, in the future, they always will be.
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theduran--2020-04-29--Western media continues to spread fake new about North Korea

Submitted by InfoBrics , authored by Lucas Leiroz , research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro… In modern warfare , one of the greatest weapons is the power to manipulate information .
In a globalized international society , extremely integrated and connected by an infinite information circulation network , a media which controls the dissemination and content of such information is in an extremely advantageous position , as this power allows it to shape public opinion .
In the mass society , we are all hostages to the dissemination of information and to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puts us in a position of extreme fragility , as we are daily forced to consume false information strategically manipulated by its disseminators .
Lies fill a large part of the mass media , as it is controlled by the most powerful groups in society and which are better able to guarantee their interests .
In the Western world , the use of false information to denigrate the public image of people , countries , ideologies and movements that in some way oppose the liberal hegemonic ideology has become frequent .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is North Korea , a country that is extremely denigrated in the West with numerous and repeated lies about its political regime and its society as a whole .
North Korean President Kim Jong-un was the youngest victim of the unfounded “ death ” news in Western media .
In fact , it has become common for all North Korean public figures who are absent from the media spotlight for a few days to be reported as “ dead ” around the world – these death reports are often accompanied by weird accusations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death ” , even if there is no evidence for such conclusions .
Once again , history repeated itself : after about two weeks without public appearances , Kim Jong-un was presumed dead by the West .
The trigger for world hysteria was Kim ’ s absence from the celebration of the last Day of the Sun – a traditional Korean holiday – on April 15th .
Immediately , a media bombardment began in the West , with worldwide reports of the alleged “ death ” or “ serious state of health ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was generated around an alleged cardiac surgery , which would have been unsuccessful .
According to the New York Post , the deputy director of HKSTV in Hong Kong said that Kim would be dead , citing a “ very solid source ” – which was not identified – while the Japanese newspaper , Shukan Gendai , said that Kim would be in “ vegetative state ” after undergoing cardiac surgery at the beginning of the month .
On social media , the hashtag # kimjongundead quickly gained absurd popularity , being one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apparently , the West wants to see Kim Jong-un dead , but the truth came out , with a series of official responses denying the avalanche of lies by the mass media .
The South Korean intelligence service was the first to report the lie behind the information that Kim either died or was ill. “ Our position in the government is firm ” , special national security adviser , Moon Chung-in , said in an interview with CNN this Sunday ( 26 ) , “ Kim Jong-un is alive and well ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had been in Wonsan – a tourist town in the east of the country – since April 13 – which is why he was absent from public commitments – adding , “ No suspicious movements were detected so far ” .
Then , a satellite photo captured an image of the President in Wonsan , showing that Kim is alive and well .
The North Korean media then responded to the Western media offensive with several messages from Kim , confirming his health and thanking the messages of support received from public figures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President ’ s alleged serious state of health .
The most curious thing is that the lies invented by the West call attention for the degree of accuracy and complexity .
Not satisfied with inventing death , vegetative condition and heart surgery , the media agencies released fake news stating that China had sent a team of doctors to operate Kim .
Fortunately , Beijing denied the information immediately , leaving no doubt to its deleterious character .
In the end , Kim is alive , well and there is no concrete data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about his health .
Obviously , the lie promoters already knew all this with antecedence , but they were concerned to make a lie in order to provoke inflamed reactions worldwide and destabilize Korea by tarnishing its image , portraying it as a dictatorial country , extremely closed and with a systemic censure – so strong that they are able to hide from the whole world a news as important as the death of their own president .
The darker side of this “ fake news age ” is that this false information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of influencing the actions of the people on large scale .
Another example of the info-war power is Brazil , where fake news accusing China of having created the new coronavirus was officially admitted by the government , generating a serious diplomatic crisis between both countries and causing a wave of synophobia and hostility against Asians in the country , with Chinese immigrants being beaten on the streets .
On social media , millions of messages containing fake news about the virus are spread daily and already completely permeate the popular mentality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the handling of which news should be broadcast .
Despite the huge repercussions of Kim Jong-un ’ s “ death ” , very few agencies have so far reported about the farce of this information , or , if they did , have invested little in its dissemination .
The reason is simple : in addition to the interest in spreading fake news , denying previous information is costly and damages the image of these media outlets , which prefer to keep the lie .
Even though Pyongyang denies Kim ’ s death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart surgery and South Korea itself admits that it is all about fake news , in the popular imagination of Western mass societies , an image of Korea as a “ terrible dictatorship ” and “ the most closed country in the world ” is already formed and can hardly be rebuilt without a strong media work committed to the truth ( which is far from emerging ) .
The fact is that Kim Jong-un is alive and , more than ever , it is proven that most of the content released about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news .
In our times , the circulation of information is a real battlefield , really worthy of attention for purposes of national defense and strategy .

The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro…
In modern warfare, one of the greatest weapons is the power to manipulate information. In a globalized international society, extremely integrated and connected by an infinite information circulation network, a media which controls the dissemination and content of such information is in an extremely advantageous position, as this power allows it to shape public opinion. In the mass society, we are all hostages to the dissemination of information and to the way it is carried out, which puts us in a position of extreme fragility, as we are daily forced to consume false information strategically manipulated by its disseminators.
Lies fill a large part of the mass media, as it is controlled by the most powerful groups in society and which are better able to guarantee their interests. In the Western world, the use of false information to denigrate the public image of people, countries, ideologies and movements that in some way oppose the liberal hegemonic ideology has become frequent. One of the biggest victims of this information war is North Korea, a country that is extremely denigrated in the West with numerous and repeated lies about its political regime and its society as a whole.
North Korean President Kim Jong-un was the youngest victim of the unfounded “death” news in Western media. In fact, it has become common for all North Korean public figures who are absent from the media spotlight for a few days to be reported as “dead” around the world – these death reports are often accompanied by weird accusations that such people were “sentenced to death”, even if there is no evidence for such conclusions. Once again, history repeated itself: after about two weeks without public appearances, Kim Jong-un was presumed dead by the West.
The trigger for world hysteria was Kim’s absence from the celebration of the last Day of the Sun – a traditional Korean holiday – on April 15th. Immediately, a media bombardment began in the West, with worldwide reports of the alleged “death” or “serious state of health” of the Korean President. The legend was generated around an alleged cardiac surgery, which would have been unsuccessful. According to the New York Post, the deputy director of HKSTV in Hong Kong said that Kim would be dead, citing a “very solid source” – which was not identified – while the Japanese newspaper, Shukan Gendai, said that Kim would be in “vegetative state” after undergoing cardiac surgery at the beginning of the month. On social media, the hashtag #kimjongundead quickly gained absurd popularity, being one of the most accessed on Twitter.
Apparently, the West wants to see Kim Jong-un dead, but the truth came out, with a series of official responses denying the avalanche of lies by the mass media. The South Korean intelligence service was the first to report the lie behind the information that Kim either died or was ill. “Our position in the government is firm”, special national security adviser, Moon Chung-in, said in an interview with CNN this Sunday (26), “Kim Jong-un is alive and well”. The adviser also said that Kim had been in Wonsan – a tourist town in the east of the country – since April 13 – which is why he was absent from public commitments – adding, “No suspicious movements were detected so far ”.
Then, a satellite photo captured an image of the President in Wonsan, showing that Kim is alive and well. The North Korean media then responded to the Western media offensive with several messages from Kim, confirming his health and thanking the messages of support received from public figures around the world who sympathized with the President’s alleged serious state of health. The most curious thing is that the lies invented by the West call attention for the degree of accuracy and complexity. Not satisfied with inventing death, vegetative condition and heart surgery, the media agencies released fake news stating that China had sent a team of doctors to operate Kim. Fortunately, Beijing denied the information immediately, leaving no doubt to its deleterious character.
In the end, Kim is alive, well and there is no concrete data that can tell us anything more accurate about his health. Obviously, the lie promoters already knew all this with antecedence, but they were concerned to make a lie in order to provoke inflamed reactions worldwide and destabilize Korea by tarnishing its image, portraying it as a dictatorial country, extremely closed and with a systemic censure – so strong that they are able to hide from the whole world a news as important as the death of their own president.
The darker side of this “fake news age” is that this false information drives big political decisions and is capable of influencing the actions of the people on large scale. Another example of the info-war power is Brazil, where fake news accusing China of having created the new coronavirus was officially admitted by the government, generating a serious diplomatic crisis between both countries and causing a wave of synophobia and hostility against Asians in the country, with Chinese immigrants being beaten on the streets. On social media, millions of messages containing fake news about the virus are spread daily and already completely permeate the popular mentality.
An important tactic of information warfare is the handling of which news should be broadcast. Despite the huge repercussions of Kim Jong-un’s “death”, very few agencies have so far reported about the farce of this information, or, if they did, have invested little in its dissemination. The reason is simple: in addition to the interest in spreading fake news, denying previous information is costly and damages the image of these media outlets, which prefer to keep the lie.
Even though Pyongyang denies Kim’s death, Beijing denies having sent doctors for heart surgery and South Korea itself admits that it is all about fake news, in the popular imagination of Western mass societies, an image of Korea as a “terrible dictatorship” and “the most closed country in the world” is already formed and can hardly be rebuilt without a strong media work committed to the truth (which is far from emerging).
The fact is that Kim Jong-un is alive and, more than ever, it is proven that most of the content released about non-Western countries is made up of fake news. In our times, the circulation of information is a real battlefield, really worthy of attention for purposes of national defense and strategy.
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theduran--2020-04-29--Syrian resistance to the US occupation escalates

US President Trump ordered a surprise withdrawal of US troops from Syria in October 2019 ; however , he bent to pressure from aides and Pentagon officials and soon reversed his decision .
He then ordered about 500 US soldiers to occupy the Syrian oil fields to steal the oil , regardless of the violation of international law , or the reflection of state-sanctioned crime on the image of America .
As the US armored vehicles left Qamishli in October , the locals threw rocks and rotten vegetables at them .
The US had ditched its local allies , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer an enemy , and the Kurdish militia was no longer a partner .
Now , six months after the US pullout of the northeast of Syria , the US forces are confronted by angry locals , deadly attacks , and the COVID-19 virus .
It appears the days of the US illegal occupation of Syria are numbered .
Ryan Goodman , the co-editor of ‘ Just Security ’ and a former Pentagon legal adviser filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the number of military and civilian defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Syria because the Trump administration has stopped reporting them publically since December 2017 .
He said , “ Providing this information would be a show of respect for the American public , who ultimately must decide what sacrifices our country should make in sending troops into war.
” “ The United States Government and all its institutions represent and are accountable to the American people , ” wrote Chuck Hagel , former Secretary of Defense , in support of the requests .
Trump had made a campaign promise in 2016 to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Middle East but has failed to keep his promise to his supporters .
With the 2020 election fast approaching , those troop numbers are being guarded like ‘ top-secret ’ files .
According to the Pentagon , 3,500 active duty US military personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 , with 85 hospitalized , and 2 deaths .
The numbers jump to more than 5,700 , with 25 deaths when you include civilian employees , contractors , and military dependents .
Health experts fear that COVID-19 could spread like wildfire across Syria , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to spread the virus , as Iraq has a very large number of cases and there are US troops there as well .
Movement of US troops between Iraq and Syria could be lethal for Syrians as well as American soldiers .
The first reported death from COVID-19 in Syria occurred in Qamishli which is the same region some of the US troops are present .
The Syrian Ministry of Health works closely with the WHO and has a central lab for testing in Damascus .
However , the northeast of Syria , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the direct control of the central Syrian government .
The northeast of Syria is in chaos , as Russian , Syrian , Turkish , Kurdish , and US forces are all present , but not all working together .
The rest of Syria is calm , stable , and prepared to face COVID-19 .
“ This epidemic is a way for Damascus to show that the Syrian state is efficient and all territories should be returned under its governance , ” analyst Fabrice Balanche said .
The pandemic may contribute to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iraq , where the Iraqi Parliament called for US troop withdrawal .
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman , Maria Zakharova , said on April 23 there are reports of COVID-19 cases among the US troops in Syria , who are there illegally under international law .
“ This means that Washington bears full responsibility for the civilian population and provision for their humanitarian needs on territories under its control east of the Euphrates and in the south near Al-Tanf , where the notorious Rukban camp for the internally displaced people is located , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an Arab village just east of Qamishli .
The Kurds , a minority in Syria , were the US partners on the fight against ISIS , but the local Arabs were not partners , and they are the majority in Syria .
This village remained loyal to the Syrian government throughout the war years .
On February 12 a US military patrol got stuck in the mud , and another of their trucks had a flat tire .
The US soldiers may have taken the wrong turn , down the wrong road , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fierce attack by armed residents shouting : “ What do you want from our country ?
What is your business here ?
” One resident was killed , and another wounded when the US forces fired at the villagers .
Brett H. McGurk has served in senior national security positions under Bush , Obama , and Trump as the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL .
He commented on the Khirbet Ammu attack as an example of a deepening quagmire for US troops .
On March 23 a US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a village near Qamishli , where the 11 vehicles were forced to turn around and find a different route .
The Syrian Arab Army , which is the only national army in Syria , was assisted by the locals in an act of resistance .
An officer in the US Army was reportedly killed on April 6 in the town of Al-Sur , near the village of al-Wasi ’ a , in the countryside of Deir Ez Zor , where the US troops were ordered by Trump to steal the oil .
Also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kurdish militiamen , formerly partnered with the US .
The deaths occurred during an ambush by locals on the foreign military convoy .
Joshua M. Landis is an expert on Syria , and was aware of the reported incident ; however , his Twitter account had a post from the US military denying the death , and accusing the Saudi Arabian media ‘ Al Hadath ’ with spreading false information .
A former senior officer in the US-backed mercenary unit Maghaweir al-Thowra ( MAT ) deserted his unit in Syria on April 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syrian desert along with his whole family and 26 armed men .
The convoy was subject to a video on social media , which showed 8 pickups , 1 truck , 11 small arms , including 5 M-16 rifles , 4 large-caliber machine guns , 5 grenade launchers , and 6-7 thousand rounds of ammunition .
All of the vehicles and weaponry were US military property .
Al-Khidr left the illegal US base at Tanf , which is home to about 200 US soldiers , and about 100 mercenaries of MAT .
Previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the village of Abu Qasaib forced the US troops to turn their convoy around on April 16 and go back to their illegal base .
It appears the local resistance to the military occupation of Syria is gaining momentum .
The US military was seen crossing illegally from Iraq into Syria at al-Walid , on their way to Hasakah on April 18 .
The US convoy consisted of about 35 trucks , carrying military and logistical equipment to steal the oil reserves and loot other natural resources in Syria .
The US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 22 , by locals in the village of Farafrah , near Qamishli , who had set up a road-block .
Men and boys chased the Americans on foot while shouting , “ Go back to where you came from.
” On April 27 , a US Hummer vehicle that carried American troops was attacked by locals in Deir Ez Zor .
The vehicle was later found completely burned , but it is not known what became of the troops who were being transported to the important oil fields of al-Omar and al-Tank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US military , on orders by Trump to steal the oil .
‘ Al Mayadeen ’ media reported the names of one sailor and one soldier , with eye-witness information that the two Americans were kidnapped .

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Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator…
US President Trump ordered a surprise withdrawal of US troops from Syria in October 2019; however, he bent to pressure from aides and Pentagon officials and soon reversed his decision. He then ordered about 500 US soldiers to occupy the Syrian oil fields to steal the oil, regardless of the violation of international law, or the reflection of state-sanctioned crime on the image of America.
As the US armored vehicles left Qamishli in October, the locals threw rocks and rotten vegetables at them. The US had ditched its local allies, in favor of oil revenues. ISIS was no longer an enemy, and the Kurdish militia was no longer a partner. Now, six months after the US pullout of the northeast of Syria, the US forces are confronted by angry locals, deadly attacks, and the COVID-19 virus. It appears the days of the US illegal occupation of Syria are numbered.
Ryan Goodman, the co-editor of ‘Just Security’ and a former Pentagon legal adviser filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act for the number of military and civilian defense personnel assigned to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria because the Trump administration has stopped reporting them publically since December 2017. He said, “Providing this information would be a show of respect for the American public, who ultimately must decide what sacrifices our country should make in sending troops into war.”
“The United States Government and all its institutions represent and are accountable to the American people,” wrote Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense, in support of the requests. Trump had made a campaign promise in 2016 to bring US troops home from Afghanistan and the Middle East but has failed to keep his promise to his supporters. With the 2020 election fast approaching, those troop numbers are being guarded like ‘top-secret’ files.
According to the Pentagon, 3,500 active duty US military personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, with 85 hospitalized, and 2 deaths. The numbers jump to more than 5,700, with 25 deaths when you include civilian employees, contractors, and military dependents.
Health experts fear that COVID-19 could spread like wildfire across Syria, and US troop movements or rotations could help to spread the virus, as Iraq has a very large number of cases and there are US troops there as well. Movement of US troops between Iraq and Syria could be lethal for Syrians as well as American soldiers.
The first reported death from COVID-19 in Syria occurred in Qamishli which is the same region some of the US troops are present. The Syrian Ministry of Health works closely with the WHO and has a central lab for testing in Damascus. However, the northeast of Syria, and Qamishli in particular, are not under the direct control of the central Syrian government. The northeast of Syria is in chaos, as Russian, Syrian, Turkish, Kurdish, and US forces are all present, but not all working together. The rest of Syria is calm, stable, and prepared to face COVID-19.
“This epidemic is a way for Damascus to show that the Syrian state is efficient and all territories should be returned under its governance,” analyst Fabrice Balanche said.
The pandemic may contribute to the departure of US troops from Syria and Iraq, where the Iraqi Parliament called for US troop withdrawal.
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on April 23 there are reports of COVID-19 cases among the US troops in Syria, who are there illegally under international law. “This means that Washington bears full responsibility for the civilian population and provision for their humanitarian needs on territories under its control east of the Euphrates and in the south near Al-Tanf, where the notorious Rukban camp for the internally displaced people is located,” she said.
Khirbet Ammu is an Arab village just east of Qamishli. The Kurds, a minority in Syria, were the US partners on the fight against ISIS, but the local Arabs were not partners, and they are the majority in Syria. This village remained loyal to the Syrian government throughout the war years. On February 12 a US military patrol got stuck in the mud, and another of their trucks had a flat tire. The US soldiers may have taken the wrong turn, down the wrong road, because they found themselves stuck and under fierce attack by armed residents shouting: “What do you want from our country? What is your business here?” One resident was killed, and another wounded when the US forces fired at the villagers.
Brett H. McGurk has served in senior national security positions under Bush, Obama, and Trump as the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. He commented on the Khirbet Ammu attack as an example of a deepening quagmire for US troops.
On March 23 a US military convoy was stopped at Hamo, a village near Qamishli, where the 11 vehicles were forced to turn around and find a different route. The Syrian Arab Army, which is the only national army in Syria, was assisted by the locals in an act of resistance.
An officer in the US Army was reportedly killed on April 6 in the town of Al-Sur, near the village of al-Wasi’a, in the countryside of Deir Ez Zor, where the US troops were ordered by Trump to steal the oil. Also reportedly killed in the ambush were two Kurdish militiamen, formerly partnered with the US. The deaths occurred during an ambush by locals on the foreign military convoy.
Joshua M. Landis is an expert on Syria, and was aware of the reported incident; however, his Twitter account had a post from the US military denying the death, and accusing the Saudi Arabian media ‘Al Hadath’ with spreading false information.
A former senior officer in the US-backed mercenary unit Maghaweir al-Thowra (MAT) deserted his unit in Syria on April 14. Samir Ghannam al-Khidr deserted the Eastern Syrian desert along with his whole family and 26 armed men. The convoy was subject to a video on social media, which showed 8 pickups, 1 truck, 11 small arms, including 5 M-16 rifles, 4 large-caliber machine guns, 5 grenade launchers, and 6-7 thousand rounds of ammunition. All of the vehicles and weaponry were US military property. Al-Khidr left the illegal US base at Tanf, which is home to about 200 US soldiers, and about 100 mercenaries of MAT. Previous desertions occurred in early April.
Locals in the village of Abu Qasaib forced the US troops to turn their convoy around on April 16 and go back to their illegal base. It appears the local resistance to the military occupation of Syria is gaining momentum.
The US military was seen crossing illegally from Iraq into Syria at al-Walid, on their way to Hasakah on April 18. The US convoy consisted of about 35 trucks, carrying military and logistical equipment to steal the oil reserves and loot other natural resources in Syria.
The US military convoy was attacked with stones on April 22, by locals in the village of Farafrah, near Qamishli, who had set up a road-block. Men and boys chased the Americans on foot while shouting, “Go back to where you came from.”
On April 27, a US Hummer vehicle that carried American troops was attacked by locals in Deir Ez Zor. The vehicle was later found completely burned, but it is not known what became of the troops who were being transported to the important oil fields of al-Omar and al-Tank, which are being occupied by the US military, on orders by Trump to steal the oil. ‘Al Mayadeen’ media reported the names of one sailor and one soldier, with eye-witness information that the two Americans were kidnapped.
Steven Sahiounie is a Syrian-American award-winning journalist
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theduran--2020-04-29--Todays News 28th April 2020

Todays News 28th April 2020

British Military Wage Information War On Their Own Population./UKGov Coronavirus is 56 to 100 times more deadly than the flu @ @ @ @ @ Bioweapons Labs scattered all over the world .
# sorcha Trump sends B52 bomber over @ @ @ @ @ Bioweapon Labs for them .
# Sorcha OIL PRICE GOES NEGATIVE .
No more storage @ @ @ @ @ $ 40 a barrel .
The Globalists still trying to start WW3 between China & @ @ @ @ @ Lose control of The People worldwide .
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theduran--2020-04-29--Biden’s victim of unwanted sexual attention now working for Biden

For those with just minimal awareness of the activities of Creepy Uncle Joe Biden , it is impossible to forget the video images of how a 13-year-old girl twists away as Joe Biden tries to whisper something to her and to kiss her , as documented in a very well edited compilation by Paul Joseph Watson .
The name of the girl is Margaret Coons , and she is the daughter of Delaware senator Christopher Coons .
Now Coons is a student at New York University , and as of April 4 , 2020 , she is working for NYU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Duran ’ s Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris released the video Big trouble for Creepy Joe .
Two more witnesses come forward , referencing an article in Business Insider saying that a former neighbor of Joe Biden ’ s accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual-assault account , saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s .
We should also be aware that Business Insider is not at all a news website favorable to Donald J. Trump or the Republicans , and this is also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy theories that Trump had colluded with Russia or Russians to win the election against Hillary Clinton .
One would think that such an unpleasant experience would be an effective vaccine against supporting Biden , and the reasons for Coons to support Biden support is not clear .
Since Coons is now an official part of the campaign to elect Joe Biden as the president of the USA , I therefore I reached out to Coons on her Facebook wall .
Coons responded .
Not by answering my questions , but by blocking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not been deleted at the time of writing .
It is also interesting that Coons posted a cover picture on FB July 9 , 2016 , with posters saying : “ Touching a girl without her consent doesn ’ t make you a man .
It makes you a coward , ” and “ We live in a society that teaches women not to get raped instead of teaching rape.
” Coons did not respond to my question whether Biden was touching her without her consent when she was 13 years old .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get involved with a man like Biden ?
Does she expect any benefits or position in the DNC , or does she really believe in Biden ?
It is not clear why the Democrats would push a senile man with numerous gaffes , a man with credible accusations against him as a sexual predator and notoriously corrupt in Ukraine to be the next US president .
Previously , The Duran has done excellent reporting covering Biden and the Ukraine corruption , and the One American News Network has also carried out a thorough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US .
One answer could be that things are being prepared for a comeback from Hillary Clinton .
H. A. Goodman is a prominent voice on YouTube , and since 2017 , he has claimed that Hillary Clinton will again be the Democratic candidate on Nov. 3 .
He is supported by Alex Christoforou , and they have mutual respect for each other .
Look at the dates for the 2020 Democratic National Convention , August 17–20 .
This time is also the 100th anniversary for the women ’ s suffrage in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ And after a hard-fought series of votes in the U.S. Congress and in state legislatures , the Nineteenth Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution on August 18 , 1920.
” What day would not be better to announce that the DNC would be fielding Clinton ?
Of course , she would also be crushed by Trump .
For me as a Norwegian who loves Serbia , the warmonger and corrupt Biden would be a disaster .
We have seen how Biden has spewed his hatred to Serbia and Serbs , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Serbians with Nazis .
But there is no reason to worry that Biden will be the next president .
With John Durham and William Barr tightening the nooses to reveal a coup d ’ état from the DNC and the deep state , it is difficult to see how Trump would lose the reelection , and Biden is the weakest candidate imaginable .
Donald Trump is not at all a perfect president .
His treatment of Julian Assange is despicable and his close relation to neocons in his own government and head choppers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negatives , but he is much , much better than all the candidates the DNC can field .
For the sake of democracy and the rule of law , let us hope that Donald J. Trump will be reelected .
It is time to find your popcorn .

The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Submitted by Kristian Kahrs…
For those with just minimal awareness of the activities of Creepy Uncle Joe Biden, it is impossible to forget the video images of how a 13-year-old girl twists away as Joe Biden tries to whisper something to her and to kiss her, as documented in a very well edited compilation by Paul Joseph Watson.
The name of the girl is Margaret Coons, and she is the daughter of Delaware senator Christopher Coons. Now Coons is a student at New York University, and as of April 4, 2020, she is working for NYU Students for Biden.
On April 27, The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris released the video Big trouble for Creepy Joe. Two more witnesses come forward, referencing an article in Business Insider saying that a former neighbor of Joe Biden’s accuser Tara Reade has come forward to corroborate her sexual-assault account, saying Reade discussed the allegations in detail in the mid-1990s.
We should also be aware that Business Insider is not at all a news website favorable to Donald J. Trump or the Republicans, and this is also a news organization that have supported the false conspiracy theories that Trump had colluded with Russia or Russians to win the election against Hillary Clinton.
One would think that such an unpleasant experience would be an effective vaccine against supporting Biden, and the reasons for Coons to support Biden support is not clear. Since Coons is now an official part of the campaign to elect Joe Biden as the president of the USA, I therefore I reached out to Coons on her Facebook wall.
Coons responded. Not by answering my questions, but by blocking me, even if the question has not been deleted at the time of writing.
It is also interesting that Coons posted a cover picture on FB July 9, 2016, with posters saying: “Touching a girl without her consent doesn’t make you a man. It makes you a coward,” and “We live in a society that teaches women not to get raped instead of teaching men not to rape.”
Coons did not respond to my question whether Biden was touching her without her consent when she was 13 years old. Why would a young woman like Coons get involved with a man like Biden? Does she expect any benefits or position in the DNC, or does she really believe in Biden?
It is not clear why the Democrats would push a senile man with numerous gaffes, a man with credible accusations against him as a sexual predator and notoriously corrupt in Ukraine to be the next US president.
Previously, The Duran has done excellent reporting covering Biden and the Ukraine corruption, and the One American News Network has also carried out a thorough investigation with Rudy Giuliani in Ukraine and the US.
One answer could be that things are being prepared for a comeback from Hillary Clinton. H. A. Goodman is a prominent voice on YouTube, and since 2017, he has claimed that Hillary Clinton will again be the Democratic candidate on Nov. 3. He is supported by Alex Christoforou, and they have mutual respect for each other.
Look at the dates for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 17–20. This time is also the 100th anniversary for the women’s suffrage in the United States. From Wikipedia: “And after a hard-fought series of votes in the U.S. Congress and in state legislatures, the Nineteenth Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution on August 18, 1920.”
What day would not be better to announce that the DNC would be fielding Clinton? Of course, she would also be crushed by Trump.
For me as a Norwegian who loves Serbia, the warmonger and corrupt Biden would be a disaster. We have seen how Biden has spewed his hatred to Serbia and Serbs, and does not hesitate to label the anti-fascist Serbians with Nazis. But there is no reason to worry that Biden will be the next president.
With John Durham and William Barr tightening the nooses to reveal a coup d’état from the DNC and the deep state, it is difficult to see how Trump would lose the reelection, and Biden is the weakest candidate imaginable.
Donald Trump is not at all a perfect president. His treatment of Julian Assange is despicable and his close relation to neocons in his own government and head choppers in totalitarian regimes like Saudi-Arabia are big negatives, but he is much, much better than all the candidates the DNC can field.
For the sake of democracy and the rule of law, let us hope that Donald J. Trump will be reelected. It is time to find your popcorn.
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theduran--2020-04-29--Pentagon would be producing biological weapons in the Amazon Rainforest

Submitted by InfoBrics , authored by Lucas Leiroz , research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro… The theme of biological warfare has gained increasing prominence in recent times .
The global pandemic of the new coronavirus has aroused interest in this matter in particular , and several speculations have arisen by experts from many countries about the possibility of an artificial origin of the virus that currently plagues the planet .
In fact , it doesn ’ t matter if this particular virus was created in laboratory or not , but the use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complex subject and worthy of careful study .
The interest in the issue is absolutely legitimate and allows such a debate to go beyond the sphere of “ conspiracy theories ” to acquire an academic character .
Recently , some alleged cases of biological weapons operations have received due attention , thanks to the suspicions raised by the pandemic .
This is the case for American military laboratories in the Amazon rainforest .
Although little is said about this subject , the American armed forces maintain several laboratories for obscure research purposes within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known that many of these laboratories have or had an active participation in the drug production process by drug trafficking criminal organizations hidden in the Amazon .
The most notorious laboratory is the so-called NAMRU-6 , which belongs to the American Navy .
The “ Observatory for the Closing of the School of the Americas ” reported in a note that several bacteriological and tropical diseases researches are being carried out in the Peruvian Amazon by the NAMRU-6 base .
“ In Peru , the United States has a number of military bases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Pablo Ruiz , spokesman for the observatory , emphasizing : “ This is a military base that we are monitoring , which belongs to the US Navy .
[ … ] ( NAMRU ) Conducts research on pathological and infectious diseases , and we are very concerned because it is close to the Amazon , and eventually on that military base they could be preparing biological weapons ” .
NAMRU-6 ( Naval Medical Research Unit Six ) is an American Navy biomedical research center based in Lima , Peru .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the researches carried out by the base is the identification and control of infectious diseases and the development of medications for their control , however there are several suspicions about the real nature of its activities , with the hypothesis of clandestine operations on biological manipulation being highly considered .
According to the Observatory ( which is a social movement that fights for the end of foreign military bases in Latin America ) , NAMRU is behind the creation of several biological weapons , many of which have already been used in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesman reported that the investigations being carried out on NAMRU suggest that this base is behind the epidemic of hemorrhagic dengue in Cuba in 1981 , which caused the death of hundreds of people .
The hypothesis gains even more strength now that evidence is found of the use of the mosquito “ aedes eagypt ” ( host of the virus that transmits dengue and other diseases ) as a biological weapon by the Pentagon in several regions of the planet , as described in several official documents recently revealed .
Pablo Ruiz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the control of weapons of mass destruction should work more closely with regard to biological weapons and seek greater control over the activities carried out by military laboratories .
In his words : “ In the situation that humanity is currently experiencing , it would be very good if the UN body that ensures that no country produces weapons of mass destruction could visit this base and see what they are doing there with infectious diseases ” .
In fact , too much attention has been paid in recent decades to the danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biological weapons are almost never seriously treated , with almost all complaints on the subject being referred as “ conspiratorial ” .
The reason for this is understandable : when used , biological weapons transmit an atmosphere of “ normality ” , as they deal with natural phenomena that are artificially manipulated .
So , the last thing one could think about an infection is that it is a military weapon rather than a natural phenomenon .
But this is exactly where the benefits of using such weapons are : they are almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater than that of chemical and nuclear weapons – which clearly identify their launchers .
The difficulty in understanding whether or not such weapons were used in a given event was the main reason why some countries chose to go ahead in research to develop such products .
It is increasingly difficult to deny the existence of biological weapons .
It is a matter of time before publicly admitting that the biomedical field is a battlefield like any other , just as it happened recently with the cyberspace .
However , until it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being used , many things continue to happen , such as , for example , top-secret research by the American Navy within the Amazon Rainforest .
The location is extremely strategic : far from any rich country , in remote and difficult-to-reach regions , these laboratories remain out of the international media and do not put the populations of western urban centers at risk in the event of accidents or leaks .
Indeed , Washington already has several accusations of using biological weapons .
Experts from Russia , China , Iran and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new coronavirus .
Now , a new charge comes from South America .
Above all , the US owes the world an answer .
After all , what is so secret about biomedical research being carried out in military laboratories in remote areas of the globe ?
International society demands an explanation .

The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro…
The theme of biological warfare has gained increasing prominence in recent times. The global pandemic of the new coronavirus has aroused interest in this matter in particular, and several speculations have arisen by experts from many countries about the possibility of an artificial origin of the virus that currently plagues the planet. In fact, it doesn’t matter if this particular virus was created in laboratory or not, but the use of biological manipulation for military purposes is a complex subject and worthy of careful study. The interest in the issue is absolutely legitimate and allows such a debate to go beyond the sphere of “conspiracy theories” to acquire an academic character.
Recently, some alleged cases of biological weapons operations have received due attention, thanks to the suspicions raised by the pandemic. This is the case for American military laboratories in the Amazon rainforest. Although little is said about this subject, the American armed forces maintain several laboratories for obscure research purposes within the Amazon territory. It is already known that many of these laboratories have or had an active participation in the drug production process by drug trafficking criminal organizations hidden in the Amazon. The most notorious laboratory is the so-called NAMRU-6, which belongs to the American Navy.
The “Observatory for the Closing of the School of the Americas” reported in a note that several bacteriological and tropical diseases researches are being carried out in the Peruvian Amazon by the NAMRU-6 base. “In Peru, the United States has a number of military bases, some allegedly involved in drug trafficking,” said Pablo Ruiz, spokesman for the observatory, emphasizing: “This is a military base that we are monitoring, which belongs to the US Navy. […] (NAMRU) Conducts research on pathological and infectious diseases, and we are very concerned because it is close to the Amazon, and eventually on that military base they could be preparing biological weapons”.
NAMRU-6 (Naval Medical Research Unit Six) is an American Navy biomedical research center based in Lima, Peru. Publicly, Washington states that the interest of the researches carried out by the base is the identification and control of infectious diseases and the development of medications for their control, however there are several suspicions about the real nature of its activities, with the hypothesis of clandestine operations on biological manipulation being highly considered. According to the Observatory (which is a social movement that fights for the end of foreign military bases in Latin America), NAMRU is behind the creation of several biological weapons, many of which have already been used in combat by the USA.
The Observatory spokesman reported that the investigations being carried out on NAMRU suggest that this base is behind the epidemic of hemorrhagic dengue in Cuba in 1981, which caused the death of hundreds of people. The hypothesis gains even more strength now that evidence is found of the use of the mosquito “aedes eagypt” (host of the virus that transmits dengue and other diseases) as a biological weapon by the Pentagon in several regions of the planet, as described in several official documents recently revealed .
Pablo Ruiz argued that the UN bodies responsible for the control of weapons of mass destruction should work more closely with regard to biological weapons and seek greater control over the activities carried out by military laboratories. In his words: “In the situation that humanity is currently experiencing, it would be very good if the UN body that ensures that no country produces weapons of mass destruction could visit this base and see what they are doing there with infectious diseases”.
In fact, too much attention has been paid in recent decades to the danger of nuclear weapons proliferation; however, biological weapons are almost never seriously treated, with almost all complaints on the subject being referred as “conspiratorial”. The reason for this is understandable: when used, biological weapons transmit an atmosphere of “normality”, as they deal with natural phenomena that are artificially manipulated. So, the last thing one could think about an infection is that it is a military weapon rather than a natural phenomenon. But this is exactly where the benefits of using such weapons are: they are almost never noticed and their damage can be greater than that of chemical and nuclear weapons – which clearly identify their launchers. The difficulty in understanding whether or not such weapons were used in a given event was the main reason why some countries chose to go ahead in research to develop such products.
It is increasingly difficult to deny the existence of biological weapons. It is a matter of time before publicly admitting that the biomedical field is a battlefield like any other, just as it happened recently with the cyberspace. However, until it is proved whether or not such weapons are being used, many things continue to happen, such as, for example, top-secret research by the American Navy within the Amazon Rainforest. The location is extremely strategic: far from any rich country, in remote and difficult-to-reach regions, these laboratories remain out of the international media and do not put the populations of western urban centers at risk in the event of accidents or leaks.
Indeed, Washington already has several accusations of using biological weapons. Experts from Russia, China, Iran and several other nationalities raised this hypothesis about the new coronavirus. Now, a new charge comes from South America. Above all, the US owes the world an answer. After all, what is so secret about biomedical research being carried out in military laboratories in remote areas of the globe? International society demands an explanation.
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theduran--2020-04-29--NEW Evidence: Obama White House & Deep State framed Michael Flynn (Video)

The Duran ’ s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the stunning new evidence obtained by Michale Flynn ’ s current lawyer Sidney Powell , that proves Trump ’ s first National Security Advisor was targeted and framed by the Obama White House , the FBI , CIA , DOJ and even Flynn ’ s former legal team .
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Rep. Devin Nunes predicted that everyone will soon learn that retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government .
Rumors have circulated recently among legal analysts who believe that Flynn , 61 , could be exonerated in the near future .
The president ’ s former national security adviser pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russian diplomat Sergey Kislyak regarding sanctions against Russia and a United Nations resolution on Israel .
However , he has since filed to withdraw his plea and claims to be innocent .
Last week , Flynn ’ s legal team , led by Sidney Powell , asserted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is under seal , proves he was “ set up ” by the FBI .
Powell is pressing for the dismissal of his client ’ s case , arguing that the FBI treated Flynn unfairly .
Nunes , during an appearance on Fox News ’ s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo , discussed the allegations that the FBI ’ s top leadership concealed “ exculpatory evidence ” from Flynn ’ s defense team , which the bureau has denied .
“ The media has been promoting these — this Russia hoax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican explained .
“ And the reality — you have … the former head of the DIA , who has been strung up here for year after year after year , in what was now likely , we ’ re going to find out , he was framed .
Imagine that , being framed by our own government and by political operatives who don ’ t like you.
” Bartiromo also reported on social media this weekend that Flynn would be “ completely exonerated this week.
” The documents Powell touted come from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Missouri Jeffrey Jensen , who was selected by Attorney General William Barr in January 2020 to review Flynn ’ s case .
Powell said the documents , which were submitted Friday under seal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit , could be unveiled to the public as early as Tuesday .

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The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the stunning new evidence obtained by Michale Flynn’s current lawyer Sidney Powell, that proves Trump’s first National Security Advisor was targeted and framed by the Obama White House, the FBI, CIA, DOJ and even Flynn’s former legal team.
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Via The Washington Examiner..
Rep. Devin Nunes predicted that everyone will soon learn that retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was framed by members of the U.S. government.
Rumors have circulated recently among legal analysts who believe that Flynn, 61, could be exonerated in the near future. The president’s former national security adviser pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russian diplomat Sergey Kislyak regarding sanctions against Russia and a United Nations resolution on Israel. However, he has since filed to withdraw his plea and claims to be innocent.
Last week, Flynn’s legal team, led by Sidney Powell, asserted that new evidence submitted in his case, which is under seal, proves he was “set up” by the FBI. Powell is pressing for the dismissal of his client’s case, arguing that the FBI treated Flynn unfairly.
Nunes, during an appearance on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, discussed the allegations that the FBI’s top leadership concealed “exculpatory evidence” from Flynn’s defense team, which the bureau has denied.
“The media has been promoting these — this Russia hoax for so long,” the California Republican explained. “And the reality — you have … the former head of the DIA, who has been strung up here for year after year after year, in what was now likely, we’re going to find out, he was framed. Imagine that, being framed by our own government and by political operatives who don’t like you.”
Bartiromo also reported on social media this weekend that Flynn would be “completely exonerated this week.”
The documents Powell touted come from U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Jeffrey Jensen, who was selected by Attorney General William Barr in January 2020 to review Flynn’s case. Powell said the documents, which were submitted Friday under seal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, could be unveiled to the public as early as Tuesday.
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