COVID-19: Survival Guide

The COVID-19 situation is changing quickly .
Now for some medical facts about the virus that has taken a prominent place in the news as it has moved from China to other countries .
This is a new virus thus people do not have any immunity to it .
There is no vaccine for COVID-19 although one is being developed .
A usable , safe vaccine may be many months away .
COVID-19 has an incubation period of at least 14 days .
Influenza has an incubation period far shorter , one to four days .
This means that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread the virus for at least 14 days without appearing to be ill. That is a long time in which to pass on the virus .
Many , many people can be infected by one person and depending on the environments surrounding the viral shedding person , such as in a plane , prison , nursing home , etc .
the amount of spreading can be ridiculously high .
With influenza , the infected person feels sick quickly and has less time in which to spread the influenza virus .
Even with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers of infections are very high , higher than with COVID-19 .
So , what can we do to prevent getting COVID-19 , novel coronavirus 2019 , and quite frankly also the regular yearly influenza ?
There are measures you can take to help you to avoid getting ill .
It is not a given that you can not fight back against COVID-19 .
The earliest data for COVID-19 viral infections is that it quickly affects older adults with pre-existing/underlying medical conditions of the heart , lung , and kidneys .
The immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than when they were younger , so they have a decreased ability to fight off infections and diseases .
This is the group that is dying from COVID-19 infections .
Since the older age group is at increased risk to be infected with COVID-19 , there are certain precautions they can take to protect themselves .
• Stay at home as much as possible .
• When you have to be in public or travel , stay away from anyone who may be sick and wash , wash , wash your hands with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from your face : nose , eyes , mouth .
• Keep enough of your medications and any medical supplies you will need for several weeks on hand .
• If you rely on anyone for support , be sure you have backups if he or she becomes ill. What about the rest of us ?
Let ’ s start with the very obvious .
Do not kiss or hug people when greeting them .
Also avoid the polite handshake for now .
No high fives that involve touching another person ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no ” touching approach .
100 % of not making physical contact .
Viruses are passed by physical contact , but also by other measures such as droplets of virus floating in the air , even after the infected person has left the area .
Scrub and wash your hands with soap and water .
Use soap and lots of water and rub between your fingers , backs of hands , wrists , tips of fingers , all over and do this for at least 20 seconds .
This beats using hand sanitizers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your skin .
If you are leaving a public bathroom , use the paper towel to open the door for you exit .
If it was one of those places that only has a blow dryer , I hate these , use the sleeve of whatever you are wearing to grab the doorknob .
No need to take extra germs with you .
Just do not touch any doorknob , in a public place , with your bare hands .
Hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial wipes are okay if you do not have access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy to carry with you , but really are not as effective as soap and water hand washings .
The alcohol content in hand sanitizers varies and can be irritating to your skin .
You should use a sanitizer with at least a 60 % or higher alcohol content , rub hand together for at least 20 seconds and let skin air dry .
I can not stress this important anti-virus measure enough .
Refrain from touching your face , mouth , nose , and eyes .
You will not believe how many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring your fingers up to your face , mouth , and eyes .
Just stop touching your face !
“ No touching face ” will be something you will have to remind yourself of all day long .
Wash your hands before touching your face at all times .
You know those plastic collars that pets have to wear to keep them from licking , chewing on an area of their body that has recently be operated on or being medicated ?
A plastic cone/collar placed around the neck would be perfect for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but alas are probably considered inappropriate .
They do come in different sizes .
For heaven ’ s sake , stay home if you are sick .
Not only will you infect others , even if you do not have COVID-19 which is the most likely case at this time , you run the risk of picking up another infection since your immune system is already being attacked .
It would be helpful and ethical for employers to made adjustments for workers so they will feel free to remain home if ill. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside elbow area of your arm when sneezing or coughing .
This will prevent some of the aerosol spraying of viral droplets from being jettisoned into the air for others to inhale but will also leave viral droplets , perhaps in the form of mucous , on your clothing which will need to be removed and laundered .
Removing your shoes which you were wearing outdoors is a good practice .
You will not only avoid bringing viruses into your home but will also avoid fecal-borne bacteria that will give you diarrhea which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection but should be avoided none the less .
Only wear a face mask , there is already a shortage of these in some areas , if you are sick .
But then again , how about the stay at home rule if you are ill ?
Healthcare professionals will be wearing the masks to keep them from contracting the virus from the ill patients they are treating .
Plus wearing a mask may give you a false sense that you can 100 % protect yourself .
Go ahead and get that flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is not COVID-19 , but is making far more people sick and causing far more deaths than we are currently seeing with COVID-19 .
Vaccines are being developed for COVID-19 but none are available at this time .
When the vaccine becomes available , it is a good idea to get one if you are considering traveling on planes .
Points to take away are ; • COVID-19 is currently killing the elderly with underlying medical issues prior to viral infection .
If possible , the elderly with coexisting medical problems should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 does not seem to be harming children .
Children had not died from COVID-19 and the only children infected with the virus have received it from a family member .
Children are dying from regular influenza .
• Practice aggressive handwashing for at least 20 seconds with soap and water , many times a day and certainly before eating and when being out in public .
• Do Not Touch Your Face without first completing the above handwashing .
• As of today , March 06 , influenza is making far more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Novel coronavirus 2019 is now called severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS CoV- 2 .
• Tiny droplets of COVID-19 virus can remain in the air after the infected person has left the area .
COVID-19 : Approximately 101,781 cases worldwide ; 260 cases in the U.S. as of Mar .
6 , 2020 .
Flu : Estimated 1 billion cases worldwide ; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year .
COVID-19 : Approximately 3,460 deaths reported worldwide ; 14 deaths in the U.S. , as of Mar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide ; 12,000 to 61,000 deaths in the U.S. per year .

The COVID-19 situation is changing quickly. Now for some medical facts about the virus that has taken a prominent place in the news as it has moved from China to other countries. This is a new virus thus people do not have any immunity to it. There is no vaccine for COVID-19 although one is being developed. A usable, safe vaccine may be many months away.
COVID-19 has an incubation period of at least 14 days. Influenza has an incubation period far shorter, one to four days. This means that a person who is infected with COVID-19 will spread the virus for at least 14 days without appearing to be ill.
That is a long time in which to pass on the virus. Many, many people can be infected by one person and depending on the environments surrounding the viral shedding person, such as in a plane, prison, nursing home, etc. the amount of spreading can be ridiculously high.
With influenza, the infected person feels sick quickly and has less time in which to spread the influenza virus. Even with the shorter incubation period for influenza, the numbers of infections are very high, higher than with COVID-19.
So, what can we do to prevent getting COVID-19, novel coronavirus 2019, and quite frankly also the regular yearly influenza? There are measures you can take to help you to avoid getting ill. It is not a given that you cannot fight back against COVID-19.
The earliest data for COVID-19 viral infections is that it quickly affects older adults with pre-existing/underlying medical conditions of the heart, lungs, and kidneys. The immune system in older adults is less robust than when they were younger, so they have a decreased ability to fight off infections and diseases. This is the group that is dying from COVID-19 infections.
Since the older age group is at increased risk to be infected with COVID-19, there are certain precautions they can take to protect themselves.
Stay at home as much as possible.
When you have to be in public or travel, stay away from anyone who may be sick and wash, wash, wash your hands with soap and water and keep hands away from your face: nose, eyes, mouth.
Keep enough of your medications and any medical supplies you will need for several weeks on hand.
Avoid crowds
Avoid plane travel due to planes being poorly ventilated
If you rely on anyone for support, be sure you have backups if he or she becomes ill.
What about the rest of us? Let’s start with the very obvious. Do not kiss or hug people when greeting them.
Also, avoid polite handshake for now. No high fives that involve touching another person’s hand. Simply go with the “no” touching approach. 100% of not making physical contact. Viruses are passed by physical contact, but also by other measures such as droplets of virus floating in the air, even after the infected person has left the area.
Scrub and wash your hands with soap and water. Use soap and lots of water and rub between your fingers, backs of hands, wrists, tips of fingers, all over and do this for at least 20 seconds. This beats using hand sanitizers when eliminating germs that have gotten onto your skin. If you are leaving a public bathroom, use the paper towel to open the door for your exit.
If it was one of those places that only have a blow dryer, I hate these, use the sleeve of whatever you are wearing to grab the doorknob. No need to take extra germs with you. Just do not touch any doorknob, in a public place, with your bare hands.
Hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial wipes are okay if you do not have access to soap and water. They are easy to carry with you but really are not as effective as soap and water hand washings. The alcohol content in hand sanitizers varies and can be irritating to your skin. You should use a sanitizer with at least 60% or higher alcohol content, rub hand together for at least 20 seconds and let the skin air dry.
I cannot stress this important anti-virus measure enough. Refrain from touching your face, mouth, nose, and eyes. You will not believe how many times during the day you will unconsciously bring your fingers up to your face, mouth, and eyes. Just stop touching your face! “No touching face” will be something you will have to remind yourself of all day long. Wash your hands before touching your face at all times.
Do you know those plastic collars that pets have to wear to keep them from licking, chewing on an area of their body that has recently been operated on or being medicated? A plastic cone/collar placed around the neck would be perfect for keeping our hands off of our faces, but alas are probably considered inappropriate. They do come in different sizes.
For heaven’s sake, stay home if you are sick. Not only will you infect others, even if you do not have COVID-19 which is the most likely cause at this time, but you also run the risk of picking up another infection since your immune system is already being attacked. It would be helpful and ethical for employers to made adjustments for workers so they will feel free to remain home if ill.
Cover your nose and mouth with the inside elbow area of your arm when sneezing or coughing. This will prevent some of the aerosol sprayings of viral droplets from being jettisoned into the air for others to inhale but will also leave viral droplets, perhaps in the form of mucous, on your clothing which will need to be removed and laundered.
Removing your shoes which you were wearing outdoors is a good practice. You will not only avoid bringing viruses into your home but will also avoid fecal-borne bacteria that will give you diarrhea which is not a symptom of COVID-19 viral infection but should be avoided none the less.
Only wear a face mask, there is already a shortage of these in some areas if you are sick. But then again, how about the stay at home rule if you are ill? Healthcare professionals will be wearing the masks to keep them from contracting the virus from the ill patients they are treating. Plus wearing a mask may give you a false sense that you can 100% protect yourself.
Go ahead and get that flu shot, the one for influenza that is not COVID-19, but is making far more people sick and causing far more deaths than we are currently seeing with COVID-19. Vaccines are being developed for COVID-19 but none are available at this time. When the vaccine becomes available, it is a good idea to get one if you are considering traveling on planes.
Points to take away are;
COVID-19 is currently killing the elderly with underlying medical issues prior to viral infection. If possible, the elderly with coexisting medical problems should not go into public areas.
COVID-19 does not seem to be harming children. Children had not died from COVID-19 and the only children infected with the virus have received it from a family member. Children are dying from regular influenza.
Practice aggressive handwashing for at least 20 seconds with soap and water, many times a day and certainly before eating and when being out in public.
Do Not Touch Your Face without first completing the above handwashing.
As of today, March 06, influenza is making far more of an impact on Americans than COVID-19. Novel coronavirus 2019 is now called severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS CoV- 2.
Tiny droplets of COVID-19 virus can remain in the air after the infected person has left the area.
Infections
COVID-19 : Approximately 101,781 cases worldwide; 260 cases in the U.S. as of Mar. 6, 2020.
: Approximately 101,781 cases worldwide; 260 cases in the U.S. as of Mar. 6, 2020. Flu: Estimated 1 billion cases worldwide; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year.
Deaths


veteranstoday--2020-03-07--Book Review: High Treason

Book Review: High Treason

In this fictional novel you will be introduced to the third action thriller if you are already a fan of Brad Thor and David Baldacci , the hero Tom Locke , who work together to stop those who would overthrow the president .
On the way to the National Prayer Breakfast , and vice president ’ s motorcade is attacked by a carefully planned group whose purpose was to create chaos .
Was it ISIS ?
A young female FBI agent is confident that Russia is behind the attack .
Did a global security firm arrange the attack ?
Military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apollo Outcomes is responsible .
If so , why would a security firm do this ?
Information leaks abound .
Why did this happen ?
Who caused this attack ?
Could it be Islamic fundamentalist terrorists ?
Was Putin seeking to discredit the U.S. government ?
Who would seek to discredit the U.S. government ?
Locke is the only one who can peel the layers of the conspiracy onion that covers the entire globe and could strike before it is too late……Carol About the author : Sean McFate is a professor of strategy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University ’ s School of Foreign Service .
He is also a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council , a think tank .
He served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army ’ s 82nd Airborne Division and then worked for a major private military corporation .
He is the author of two novels featuring Tom Locke-Shadow War and Deep Black– and two works of nonfiction , The New Rules of War and the Modern Mercenary , and holds a BA from Brown University , an MA from Harvard ’ s Kennedy School @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science ( LSE ) .
He lives with his family in Washington , D.C .

High Treason, Sean McFate. William Marrow an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
In this fictional novel, you will be introduced to the third action thriller if you are already a fan of Brad Thor and David Baldacci, the hero Tom Locke, who work together to stop those who would overthrow the president.
On the way to the National Prayer Breakfast, and vice president’s motorcade is attacked by a carefully planned group whose purpose was to create chaos. Was it ISIS? A young female FBI agent is confident that Russia is behind the attack.
Did a global security firm arrange the attack? Military contractor, Tom Locke, wonders if Apollo Outcomes is responsible. If so, why would a security firm do this? Information leaks abound.
Why did this happen? Who caused this attack? Could it be Islamic fundamentalist terrorists? Was Putin seeking to discredit the U.S. government? Who would seek to discredit the U.S. government? Locke is the only one who can peel the layers of the conspiracy onion that covers the entire globe and could strike before it is too late……Carol About the author: Sean McFate is a professor of strategy at the National Defense University and Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He is also a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think tank. He served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and then worked for a major private military corporation. He is the author of two novels featuring Tom Locke-Shadow Warand Deep Black– and two works of nonfiction, The New Rules of War and the Modern Mercenary, and holds a BA from Brown University, an MA from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He lives with his family in Washington, D.C.
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-03-07--Blackwater (Eric Prince) spying for GOP

Blackwater (Eric Prince) spying for GOP

Eric Prince , the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos , war profiteer and founder of the notorious military contractor @ @ @ @ @ a contractor hired by the Republican Party to discredit Democrats and to demonize the very @ @ @ @ @ supposed to represent , the teachers .
This should come as no surprise to anyone @ @ @ @ @ his family .
The DeVos family made a fortune through the barely legal pyramid scheme @ @ @ @ @ Here in Michigan and throughout the country they are very loyal supporters of the Republican @ @ @ @ @ of dollars to retain their “ elite Status ” in our society .
In my @ @ @ @ @ Betsy DeVos was named as Secretary of Education by Donald Trump , a position that @ @ @ @ @ and in fact she is on record as wanting to privatize all education .

Mike’s Notes: Eric Prince, the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, war profiteer and founder of the notorious military contractor, Blackwater has re-surfaced as a contractor hired by the Republican Party to discredit Democrats and to demonize the very people that his sister is supposed to represent, the teachers.
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed him or his family. The DeVos family made a fortune through the barely legal pyramid scheme known as Amway Corporation.
Here in Michigan and throughout the country, they are very loyal supporters of the Republican Party and have contributed millions of dollars to retain their “elite Status” in our society.
In my opinion, this is why Betsy DeVos was named as Secretary of Education by Donald Trump, a position that she has no expertise in and in fact she is on record as wanting to privatize all education.
Erik Prince, the former head of Blackwater Worldwide and the brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has at times served as an informal adviser to Trump administration officials. Mr. Prince, a contractor close to the Trump administration, contacted veteran spies for operations by Project Veritas, the conservative group known for conducting stings on news organizations and other groups. Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups By Mark Mazzetti and Adam Goldman – New York Times WASHINGTON — Erik Prince, the security contractor with close ties to the Trump administration, has in recent years helped recruit former American and British spies for secretive intelligence-gathering operations that included infiltrating Democratic congressional campaigns, labor organizations and other groups considered hostile to the Trump agenda, according to interviews and documents. One of the former spies, an ex-MI6 officer named Richard Seddon, helped run a 2017 operation to copy files and record conversations in a Michigan office of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest teachers’ unions in the nation. Mr. Seddon directed an undercover operative to secretly tape the union’s local leaders and try to gather the information that could be made public to damage the organization, documents show. Using a different alias the next year, the same undercover operative infiltrated the congressional campaign of Abigail Spanberger, then a former C.I.A. officer who went on to win an important House seat in Virginia as a Democrat. The campaign discovered the operative and fired Both operations were run by Project Veritas, a conservative group that has gained attention using hidden cameras and microphones for sting operations on news organizations, Democratic politicians and liberal advocacy groups. Seddon’s role in the teachers’ union operation — detailed in internal Project Veritas emails that have emerged from the discovery process of a court battle between the group and the union — has not previously been reported, nor has Mr. Prince’s role in recruiting him for the group’s activities. Read entire NY Times article here >>>
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veteranstoday--2020-03-07--China publishes coronavirus patients autopsy results, infection sources determined

[ Editor ’ s Note : This is a March 4th article which I only found by checking TASS .
I have not seen this mentioned in any of the other news “ updates ” on the virus , despite its huge coverage the last few days .
So know we know there are two types of the virus .
Was media just too overwhelmed by it , or was there censorship for the purpose of not putting the spotlight more on China being the most knowledgeable about the virus now ?
This could be due to Trump wanting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and not wanting to cut it any slack as the man does love using bogeymen as distraction tools .
But from this report we can see how far behind the US media is on getting new information out to the public to keep them up to speed .
What I sense is part of the Trump team strategy is that the less we know the better for him to be able to spin as he wants .
It has tried to focus attention on the huge success of there finally being enough testing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected US states next week , while trying to cover up that this was at least two weeks late .
Why ?
Because the WHO had already been to China and was relaying its reports to the US that testing needed to be centered around discovering “ clusters ” around those they knew who were infected , family , friends , fellow airline passengers , so those people could be located and tested and put into quarantine to avoid the spreading around we are seeing now .
For example , China learned that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there was not much to do so families gathered together more and infected each other .
Hospitals also showed up as clusters in the early days as patients were spreading it in the waiting rooms .
It set up a system of calling in to report symptoms and thousands of teams would go out to get swaps done at home and give them the quarantine instructions .
This is how the Chinese began getting a handle on the spread .
In the US the CDC people who went to meet the US Japanese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the proper equipment or training to protect themselves , an incredible lapse by the CDC .
When goofs like that can happen at that level , God help us all… Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > China ’ s National Health Commission has published autopsy results for deceased coronavirus patients , and claimed that infection sources have been determined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article provides data on infection degree and pathological changes of lungs , and reports significant shrinkage of spleen and degradation of myocardial cells .
The report notes that the coronavirus was found in the human excretory system , which might also serve as the source of contact and aerosol infection mechanism .
Aerosol infection mechanism implies transmission of the virus while talking , coughing and sneezing .
It also includes the dust transmission , when dust particles containing the virus get inside the lungs of a healthy human .
Besides , Chinese researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus with different virulence , Beijing Daily reported Wednesday citing Chinese Academy of Sciences .
The researchers have examined 103 coronavirus specimen and discovered that it underwent 149 mutations an evolved into two subtypes – S-and L-type .
These subtypes were discovered in 101 specimen , and 70 % of those were L-type , while 30 % were S-type .
The L-type is more virulent , the research says .
The S-type coronavirus resembles more the virus found in bats .
The researchers believe that the S-type is an “ old ” version @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days of the outbreak in Wuhan , the L-type was widespread , but after the first week , its incidence reduced .
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus ( previously known as 2019-nCoV ) was reported in China ’ s Wuhan , a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million , in late December .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared the new coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern , describing it as an epidemic with multiple locations .
Besides China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Korea , Iran and Italy .
More than 70 countries , including Russia , have reported confirmed coronavirus cases .
In China , which accounts for the majority of the novel coronavirus cases , the death toll is nearing 3,000 , while almost 80,000 people have been infected and another 50,000 have recovered .
According to the WHO , the number of coronavirus sufferers outside China has exceeded 10,500 and more than 160 have died .

…from TASS, Moscow
[ Editor’s Note: This is a March 4th article which I only found by checking TASS. I have not seen this mentioned in any of the other news “updates” on the virus, despite its huge coverage the last few days. So know we know there are two types of the virus.
Was media just too overwhelmed by it, or was there censorship for the purpose of not putting the spotlight more on China being the most knowledgeable about the virus now?
This could be due to Trump wanting to initially blame the virus on China, and not wanting to cut it any slack as the man does love using bogeymen as distraction tools.
But from this report we can see how far behind the US media is on getting new information out to the public to keep them up to speed. What I sense is part of the Trump team strategy is that the less we know the better for him to be able to spin as he wants.
It has tried to focus attention on the huge success of there finally being enough testing kits in the pipeline to cover the infected US states next week, while trying to cover up that this was at least two weeks late.
Why? Because the WHO had already been to China and was relaying its reports to the US that testing needed to be centered around discovering “clusters” around those they knew who were infected, family, friends, fellow airline passengers, so those people could be located and tested and put into quarantine to avoid the spreading around we are seeing now.
For example, China learned that when it shut Wuhan City down, there was not much to do so families gathered together more and infected each other. Hospitals also showed up as clusters in the early days as patients were spreading it in the waiting rooms.
It set up a system of calling in to report symptoms and thousands of teams would go out to get swaps done at home and give them the quarantine instructions. This is how the Chinese began getting a handle on the spread.
In the US the CDC people who went to meet the US Japanese cruise ship evacuees, did not have the proper equipment or training to protect themselves, an incredible lapse by the CDC. When goofs like that can happen at that level, God help us all… Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … March 04, 2020 –
China’s National Health Commission has published autopsy results for deceased coronavirus patients, and claimed that infection sources have been determined, Xinhua agency reported Wednesday.
The article provides data on infection degree and pathological changes of lungs, and reports significant shrinkage of spleen and degradation of myocardial cells. The report notes that the coronavirus was found in the human excretory system, which might also serve as the source of contact and aerosol infection mechanism.
Aerosol infection mechanism implies transmission of the virus while talking, coughing and sneezing. It also includes the dust transmission, when dust particles containing the virus get inside the lungs of a healthy human.
Besides, Chinese researchers have discovered two subtypes of the novel coronavirus with different virulence, Beijing Daily reported Wednesday citing Chinese Academy of Sciences.


veteranstoday--2020-03-07--Runaway Truck Mows Down Easter Island Monolith

Easter Island ’ s iconic collection of moai—massive stone monoliths built by the outcrop ’ s first inhabitants many centuries ago—now stands one fewer .
On Sunday , a runaway truck careened down a hillside before crashing into and toppling the statue , causing “ incalculable ” damage , reports Juanita García for El Mercurio de Valparaíso .
In the days since , officials have arrested an island resident and charged him with damaging a national monument .
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing .
It appears to have involved a case of failed brakes , according to El @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Easter Island Mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa has called for motor restrictions to be put in place across the area .
Built to honor the ancestors of the indigenous Rapa Nui population , the moai , which first appeared around the 14th or 15th century , endured a period of decline in the late 1700s , when European explorers arrived at Easter Island to find several of the monoliths in ruins .
Today , about 1,000 moai remain ; the Rapa Nui cherish the figures , viewing them as living incarnations of people @ @ @ @

by Katherine J. Wu/Smithsonianmag.com
Easter Island’s iconic collection of moai—massive stone monoliths built by the outcrop’s first inhabitants many centuries ago—now stands one fewer.
On Sunday, a runaway truck careened down a hillside before crashing into and toppling the statue, causing “incalculable” damage, reports Juanita García for El Mercurio de Valparaíso. In the days since officials have arrested an island resident and charged him with damaging a national monument.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing. It appears to have involved a case of failed brakes, according to El Mercurio. In response to the crash, Easter Island Mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa has called for motor restrictions to be put in place across the area.
Built to honor the ancestors of the indigenous Rapa Nui population, the moai, which first appeared around the 14th or 15th century, endured a period of decline in the late 1700s when European explorers arrived at Easter Island to find several of the monoliths in ruins. Today, about 1,000 moai remain; the Rapa Nui cherish the figures, viewing them as living incarnations of people past and present.


veteranstoday--2020-03-07--75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Yields DNA?

Paleontologists Debate Whether New Research Found Signs of DNA in Dinosaur Fossil About 75 million years ago , a nest of plant-eating dinosaurs called Hypacrosaurus stebingeri died in what ’ s now Montana .
Their fossils were found in the 1980s , and now an international team of scientists has presented evidence that the old bones contain traces of genetic material .
The paper published in National Science Review takes a close look at skull shards that would have been made of soft cartilage , instead of bone , in the young dinosaurs .
The discovery is small in size @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what appears to be microscopic cells , the building blocks of complex life , with dark clumps in the middle .
A zoomed-in look at one possible cell ’ s dark spot reveals what the researchers suspect is genetic material .
Study author Alida Bailleul , a paleontologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing , first found the microscopic orbs in 2010 while a student at the Museum of the Rockies , and quickly recognized their resemblance to cells .
“ I freaked out a little bit—moving away from the microscope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microscope , ” she tells Michael Greshko at National Geographic .
“ I was like , Oh my god , that can ’ t be , there ’ s nothing else they can be !
”

by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com
About 75 million years ago, a nest of plant-eating dinosaurs called Hypacrosaurus stebingeri died in what’s now Montana. Their fossils were found in the 1980s, and now an international team of scientists has presented evidence that the old bones contain traces of genetic material.
The paper published in National Science Review takes a close look at skull shards that would have been made of soft cartilage, instead of bone, in the young dinosaurs. The discovery is small in size, but hugely controversial among paleontologists: what appears to be microscopic cells, the building blocks of complex life, with dark clumps in the middle. A zoomed-in look at one possible cell’s dark spot reveals what the researchers suspect is genetic material.
Study author Alida Bailleul, a paleontologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, first found the microscopic orbs in 2010 while a student at the Museum of the Rockies, and quickly recognized their resemblance to cells. “I freaked out a little bit—moving away from the microscope, thinking, moving back to the microscope,” she tells Michael Greshko at National Geographic. “I was like, Oh my god, that can’t be, there’s nothing else they can be!”


veteranstoday--2020-03-07--Surprise, surprise, HTS rejects Russian-Turkish ceasefire in Idlib

[ Editor ’ s Note : Well it looks like the HTS jihadis want to keep on fighting , which means we will see if the Turks continue to keep them supplied to do so .
I did not notice a word in the ceasefire agreement that to restrain the jihadis from violating the agreement that Turkey is required not to resupply them , and if there were violations that the Russian and Turkish commands would take action to strike those responsible as a disincentive to their bad behavior .
I don ’ t remember reading the agreement requiring an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility for separating the bad terrorists from the good ones , although the Turkish Islamic Jihad is not covered in the ceasefire , which would indicate they are a free fire zone .
These are the folks that launch another drone attack at the Russian base in Latakia on day one of the ceasefire , and in military language we describe as too stupid to live .
The doo doo might hit the fan if renegade jihadis attack the joint patrols on the M4 highway and kill both Russians and Turks… Jim W. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) has officially rejected the recent Russian-Turkish agreement on Greater Idlib , vowing to keep on fighting .
In an official statement , the terrorist group claimed that the agreement would allow the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) and Russian forces to resume military operation in the region .
The group also noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms are “ not implementable.
” “ This agreement is tinged with ambiguity and loose , floating phrases that allow the Russian occupier to use it for aggression again , and there are also terms that can not be implemented at all , in face , they are considered an insult and humiliation of the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifices of ten continuous years , ” HTS ’ statement , which was released on March 7 , reads .
The terrorist group also thanked the Turkish government for directly engaging in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its allies in Greater Idlib .
HTS concluded its statement by vowing to fight on against the SAA and its allies , promising that there will be “ no peace or security ” until the Syrian government is overthrown .
“ Know that there is no language that works with the occupier other than the language of force and weapons , so seek the help of Almighty God , the great , ” HTS said .
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish Counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan finalized the new agreement on Greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on March 5 .
Under the new agreement , a ceasefire was put in place and joint patrols are set to start very soon on the Aleppo-Lattakia highway .
HTS ’ rejection of the agreement was widely expected .
The terrorist group has already violated the ceasefire several times .
This hostile behavior could sabotage the agreement .
In this case , the SAA and its allies will very likely resume military operations in Greater Idlib .

…from Southfront
[ Editor’s Note: Well it looks like the HTS jihadis want to keep on fighting, which means we will see if the Turks continue to keep them supplied to do so.
I did not notice a word in the ceasefire agreement that to restrain the jihadis from violating the agreement that Turkey is required not to resupply them, and if there were violations that the Russian and Turkish commands would take action to strike those responsible as a disincentive to their bad behavior.
I don’t remember reading the agreement requiring an attempt for Turkey once again to take responsibility for separating the bad terrorists from the good ones, although the Turkish Islamic Jihad is not covered in the ceasefire, which would indicate they are a free fire zone.
These are the folks that launch another drone attack at the Russian base in Latakia on day one of the ceasefire, and in military language we describe as too stupid to live. The doo doo might hit the fan if renegade jihadis attack the joint patrols on the M4 highway and kill both Russians and Turks… Jim W. Dean ] Jim's Editor’s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal
Jim's work includes research, field trips, Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more. Thanks for helping. Click to donate >> – First published … March 07, 2020 – Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has officially rejected the recent Russian-Turkish agreement on Greater Idlib, vowing to keep on fighting. In an official statement, the terrorist group claimed that the agreement would allow the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian forces to resume military operation in the region. The group also noted that most of the agreement’s terms are “not implementable.” “This agreement is tinged with ambiguity and loose, floating phrases that allow the Russian occupier to use it for aggression again, and there are also terms that cannot be implemented at all, in face, they are considered an insult and humiliation of the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifices of ten continuous years,” HTS’ statement, which was released on March 7, reads. The terrorist group also thanked the Turkish government for directly engaging in the recent battle against the SAA and its allies in Greater Idlib. HTS concluded its statement by vowing to fight on against the SAA and its allies, promising that there will be “no peace or security” until the Syrian government is overthrown. “Know that there is no language that works with the occupier other than the language of force and weapons, so seek the help of Almighty God, the great,” HTS said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish Counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan finalized the new agreement on Greater Idlib during a face-to-face meeting in Moscow on March 5. Under the new agreement, a ceasefire was put in place and joint patrols are set to start very soon on the Aleppo-Lattakia highway. HTS’ rejection of the agreement was widely expected. The terrorist group has already violated the ceasefire several times. This hostile behavior could sabotage the agreement. In this case, the SAA and its allies will very likely resume military operations in Greater Idlib.
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veteranstoday--2020-03-07--Sleep: Clears the Brain of Toxic Waste

Sleep: Clears the Brain of Toxic Waste

Health Editor ’ s Note : VT has been encouraging people to get a regular amount of sleep per night .
This is brain health essential .
Make time for sleep….Carol Getting plenty of deep , restful sleep is essential for our physical and mental health .
Now comes word of yet another way that sleep is good for us : it triggers rhythmic waves of blood and cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) that appear to function much like a washing machine ’ s rinse cycle , which may help to clear the brain of toxic waste on a regular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI ) to take you inside a person ’ s brain to see this newly discovered rinse cycle in action .
First , you see a wave of blood flow ( red , yellow ) that ’ s closely tied to an underlying slow-wave of electrical activity ( not visible ) .
As the blood recedes , CSF ( blue ) increases and then drops back again .
Then , the cycle—lasting about 20 seconds—starts over again .
The findings , published recently in the journal Science , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s well-known ebb and flow of blood and electrical activity during sleep may also trigger cleansing waves of blood and CSF .
While the experiments were conducted in healthy adults , further study of this phenomenon may help explain why poor sleep or loss of sleep has previously been associated with the spread of toxic proteins and worsening memory loss in people with Alzheimer ’ s disease .
In the new study , Laura Lewis , Boston University , MA , and her colleagues at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the electrical activity and took fMRI images of the brains of 13 young , healthy adults as they slept .
The NIH-funded team also built a computer model to learn more about the fluid dynamics of what goes on in the brain during sleep .
And , as it turns out , their sophisticated model predicted exactly what they observed in the brains of living humans : slow waves of electrical activity followed by alternating waves of blood and CSF .
Lewis says her team is now working to come up with even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the brain during sleep .
Currently , people who volunteer for such experiments have to be able to fall asleep while wearing an electroencephalogram ( EEG ) cap inside of a noisy MRI machine—no easy feat .
The researchers are also recruiting older adults to begin exploring how age-related changes in brain activity during sleep may affect the associated fluid dynamics .
NIH Support : National Institute of Mental Health ; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering ; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Health Editor’s Note: VT has been encouraging people to get a regular amount of sleep per night. This is brain health essential. Make time for sleep…Carol
By Dr. Francis Collins/National Institutes of Health
Getting plenty of deep, restful sleep is essential for our physical and mental health. Now comes word of yet another way that sleep is good for us: it triggers rhythmic waves of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that appear to function much like a washing machine’s rinse cycle, which may help to clear the brain of toxic waste on a regular basis.
The video above uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to take you inside a person’s brain to see this newly discovered rinse cycle in action. First, you see a wave of blood flow (red, yellow) that’s closely tied to an underlying slow-wave of electrical activity (not visible). As the blood recedes, CSF (blue) increases and then drops back again. Then, the cycle—lasting about 20 seconds—starts over again.
The findings, published recently in the journal Science, are the first to suggest that the brain’s well-known ebb and flow of blood and electrical activity during sleep may also trigger cleansing waves of blood and CSF. While the experiments were conducted in healthy adults, further study of this phenomenon may help explain why poor sleep or loss of sleep has previously been associated with the spread of toxic proteins and worsening memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
In the new study, Laura Lewis, Boston University, MA, and her colleagues at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. recorded the electrical activity and took fMRI images of the brains of 13 young, healthy adults as they slept. The NIH-funded team also built a computer model to learn more about the fluid dynamics of what goes on in the brain during sleep. And, as it turns out, their sophisticated model predicted exactly what they observed in the brains of living humans: slow waves of electrical activity followed by alternating waves of blood and CSF.
Lewis says her team is now working to come up with even better ways to capture CSF flow in the brain during sleep. Currently, people who volunteer for such experiments have to be able to fall asleep while wearing an electroencephalogram (EEG) cap inside of a noisy MRI machine—no easy feat. The researchers are also recruiting older adults to begin exploring how age-related changes in brain activity during sleep may affect the associated fluid dynamics.
Reference
[1] Coupled electrophysiological, hemodynamic, and cerebrospinal fluid oscillations in human sleep. Fultz NE, Bonmassar G, Setsompop K, Stickgold RA, Rosen BR, Polimeni JR, Lewis LD. Science. 2019 Nov 1;366(6465):628-631.
Links:
Sleep and Memory (National Institute of Mental Health/NIH)
Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH)
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (National Institute on Aging/NIH)
NIH Support: National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke


veteranstoday--2020-03-07--Christopher Steel whacks Mueller report and ‘Bad Faith’ Trump team

OXFORD , England—Christopher Steele , a former British spy who compiled the notorious dossier on Donald Trump ’ s relationship with Russia , attacked the Mueller Report and Trump ’ s Department of Justice officials on Friday , in his first public remarks since his bombshell allegations were published in 2017 .
Speaking to students at Oxford University in England , he described the probe into Russian interference as having failed to do any “ drilling down into financial networks and leverage , ” which he said was “ the way Russian influence works.
” Steele said he had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probing potential collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Russian government for “ two whole days ” but said : “ I was surprised that very little of what I had discussed with them appeared in the final report.
” He criticized the report for being “ too narrow ” and failing to follow up on crucial evidence .
“ There were many things about the report that was good… but other ( aspects ) that were not so good , ” he said .
“ I was surprised that very little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appeared in the final [ Mueller ] report.
” — Christopher Steele The former head of the Russian desk at Britain ’ s MI6 said it was no surprise that Trump did not appreciate the work of the secret service .
“ Trump himself doesn ’ t like intelligence because its ground truth is inconvenient for him , ” he said .

OXFORD, England—Christopher Steele, a former British spy who compiled the notorious dossier on Donald Trump’s relationship with Russia, attacked the Mueller Report and Trump’s Department of Justice officials on Friday, in his first public remarks since his bombshell allegations were published in 2017.
Speaking to students at Oxford University in England, he described the probe into Russian interference as having failed to do any “drilling down into financial networks and leverage,” which he said was “the way Russian influence works.”
Steele said he had been interviewed by Robert Mueller’s team probing potential collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Russian government for “two whole days” but said: “I was surprised that very little of what I had discussed with them appeared in the final report.”
He criticized the report for being “too narrow” and failing to follow up on crucial evidence. “There were many things about the report that was good… but other (aspects) that were not so good,” he said.
“I was surprised that very little of what I had discussed with them appeared in the final [Mueller] report.”
— Christopher Steele
The former head of the Russian desk at Britain’s MI6 said it was no surprise that Trump did not appreciate the work of the secret service. “Trump himself doesn’t like intelligence because its ground truth is inconvenient for him,” he said.
Source: TheDailyBeast.com


veteranstoday--2020-03-08--Pompeo’s Assassination Plot Foiled: Prince Salman arrests family members for coup plot with US – Rep

Pompeo’s Assassination Plot Foiled: Prince Salman arrests family members for coup plot with US – Report

Top Saudi royals ‘ arrested for plotting with Americans against King , ’ Western media say .
What ’ s happening in oil-rich kingdom ?
[ Editor ’ s Note : We have this story from the Russian media .
The US version says “ to consolidate power.
” Would Russia make this up and risk angering the Saudis or is the US lying ?
We give this story a “ very probable ” rating which means there will be fallout for Trump , Kusner and , especially Mike Pompeo who our guys say planned to have the Saudi crown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Crown Prince ’ s roundup of the elite Royal super rich to shake the down or “ recover ” funds they had looted from the country , he showed he had no fear of washing dirty laundry in public .
Anyone engaging in this kind of activity without a substantial reptile file for insurance would be taking a huge risk .
The strange part of the story is what ’ s missing…no report of who in the military was going to be the muscle for the new guys .
Without the military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are just “ Whistling Dixie ” , as they use to say in the South .
And then there is the problem of being accepted by the rest of the royals that you have not yet arrested yourself .
The best time to stage coups is definitely on the weekend for sure .
It ’ s my favorite so when Monday morning comes you send out the mass WhatsApp message that there is a new boss in town .
But the story made the NYT and WSJ so it won ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > Saudi Arabia ’ s crown prince has had his relatives arrested for plotting a coup against him and King Salman with the help of “ foreign powers , including the Americans , ” Western media claim .
RT asked Middle East analysts to weigh in .
Three senior members of the Saudi Royal family were arrested on Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citing sources .
The list of detainees includes prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz , the younger brother of King Salman , Mohammed bin Nayef , the king ’ s nephew and former crown prince , and Nawaf bin Nayef , the younger half-brother of Prince Nayef , as reported by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times .
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has allegedly accused them of treason , namely “ conducting contacts with foreign powers , including the Americans and others , to carry out a coup d ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son , Reuters , which has also picked up the news , added , citing own sources .
While Western media is not above publishing unverified rumors about the ‘ regimes ’ they dislike , some of which have turned out to be utterly fake , there is no easy way to verify reports on the secretive world of Saudi court affairs .
One has to bear in mind the possibility someone in Riyadh has purposefully fed the news to the media .
While the reports of the high-profile arrests have yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t be unprecedented .
The crown prince , who is often referred to as MBS , secured his current position in succession line in 2017 , sidelining Mohammed bin Nayef .
He is considered by many the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia , as the 84-year-old king mostly leaves daily affairs of the kingdom to his 34-year-old son .
After securing his current position , MBS launched an anti-corruption campaign , during which dozens of senior members of the royal family and business figures were held in custody at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restored in exchange for returning to the kingdom ’ s coffers billions of dollars in allegedly misappropriated funds .
Just like other Gulf monarchies , Saudi Arabia saw its share of palace coups , including the one that brought MBS to his current position , analysts told RT .
However , what role the US played in the developments is an open question , Ruslan Mamedov , a Middle East analyst from the Russian International Affairs Council ( RIAC ) , a Moscow-based think tank , believes .
Especially since the aforementioned “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ players with different agendas , just like the Saudi royals do .
“ MBS and his father have close ties with the people , who came to power with the Trump administration , ” Mamedov told RT .
So which side in the US is supposedly involved ?
Is that CENTCOM and the Pentagon ?
Is that the CIA ?
Is that somebody in the Democratic Party ?
There are so many players in Washington , DC .
Trump ’ s enemies in the US could perceive a plot against MBS as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by proxy , he added .
“ There is plenty of room to speculate because we only have open-source reports on this .
What we can be sure in is that there was a conflict within the Saudi elite and that it resulted in a redistribution of wealth and power among factions… MBS has been consolidating power and , perhaps , someone is unhappy about it.
” The allegations of foreign involvement may be meant for domestic consumption in Saudi Arabia and nothing to do with international politics , believes Sergey Balmasov from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ What other foreign meddler could they have named ?
Accusing , for example Iran would have not been credible , ” he explained .
The US has great influence in the Saudi military and intelligence services , thanks to decades of training their members , Balmasov added .
So if the US as a nation were actually determined to effect a regime change in Saudi Arabia , “ a different person would have now been in the palace.
” If the US really needed this , a bloodless coup would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure many Americans wouldn ’ t have even noticed .
We have yet to see where things go in Saudi Arabia .
MBS may have made some bad shots in international affairs , like starting the resource-draining war in Yemen or the diplomatic quarrel with Qatar , but he remains a very popular figure at home , so toppling him would have been a difficult task , believes Boris Dolgov , a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences ’ Institute of Oriental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and see if those princes are officially charged and with what exactly , ” Dolgov told RT .
“ Saudi Arabia has quite harsh laws… but I wouldn ’ t expect members of the royal family to be subjected to the full weight of the law .
”

Top Saudi royals ‘arrested for plotting with Americans against King,’ Western media say. What’s happening in oil-rich kingdom?
…from Russia Today, Moscow
[ Update: Fourth Prince arrested. No statement from the Whitehouse yet. “Let’s wait and see if those princes are officially charged and with what exactly,” Dolgov told RT. “Saudi Arabia has quite harsh laws… but I wouldn’t expect members of the royal family to be subjected to the full weight of the law.”
[ Editor’s Note: We have this story from the Russian media. The US version says “to consolidate power.” Would Russia make this up and risk angering the Saudis or is the US lying?
We give this story a “very probable” rating which means there will be fallout for Trump, Kusner and, especially Mike Pompeo who our guys say planned to have the Saudi crown prince murdered…all for oil deals.
After the Crown Prince’s roundup of the elite Royal super rich to shake the down or “recover” funds they had looted from the country, he showed he had no fear of washing dirty laundry in public.
Anyone engaging in this kind of activity without a substantial reptile file for insurance would be taking a huge risk. The strange part of the story is what’s missing…no report of who in the military was going to be the muscle for the new guys.
Without the military boys in uniform behind you, you are just “Whistling Dixie”, as they use to say in the South. And then there is the problem of being accepted by the rest of the royals that you have not yet arrested yourself.
The best time to stage coups is definitely on the weekend for sure. It’s my favorite so when Monday morning comes you send out the mass WhatsApp message that there is a new boss in town. But the story made the NYT and WSJ so it won’t be buried …Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … March 07, 2020 –
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has had his relatives arrested for plotting a coup against him and King Salman with the help of “foreign powers, including the Americans,” Western media claim. RT asked Middle East analysts to weigh in.
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