Asked by NBC News host Chuck Todd on Sunday how the administration could be sure that lists of people the US is trying to get out of Afghanistan won’t be used for “horrendous reasons,” Blinken said “it’s simply not the case” that such information has been turned over to the …
Read More »Exiled Afghan leader Ghani emerges in UAE, denies claims he fled with MILLIONS in cash
Ghani fled Kabul over the weekend, and his whereabouts were unknown until the UAE confirmed on Wednesday it had welcomed the former president and his family “on humanitarian grounds.” Multiple diplomats spoke of Ghani fleeing the country with suitcases of cash, even saying he left some behind at the Kabul …
Read More »Washington denies its top envoy discussed withdrawal of troops from Iraq with Prime Minister Kadhimi
A statement referring to a pullout of American troops from Iraq was released by the office of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi after he met with Brett McGurk, the White House special coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. “Discussions took place about mechanisms for [US] combat troops’ withdrawal from …
Read More »Biden ally denies links to group formerly on US terrorism list after she appears at their event to endorse Iran regime change
Flournoy – who served as Barack Obama’s undersecretary of defense for policy and now heads up a major consulting firm with close ties to the Biden administration – appeared virtually at the ‘Free Iran World Summit 2021’ event on Sunday, where she openly endorsed “internal regime change” in the Islamic …
Read More »Bitcoin spikes as Elon Musk denies ‘market manipulation’ & says Tesla to resume crypto transactions when mining becomes ‘clean’
Musk’s latest verbal intervention comes in response to a CoinTelegraph story, which quoted the CEO of financial services company Sygnia, Magda Wierzycka, claiming that the recent volatility of Bitcoin “is an unexpected function of what I would call market manipulation by Elon Musk.” Musk denied the charge, claiming that Tesla …
Read More »DOJ says it will no longer seize reporters’ records as White House denies knowledge of gag order against New York Times
The revelation follows recent scrutiny over the somewhat regular practice of seizing journalists’ records after reporters at CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post were all informed that their phone records have been accessed during the final year of Donald Trump’s presidency. The New York Times released a …
Read More »‘Boldface fabrication’: General Michael Flynn denies he endorsed Myanmar-style coup in America in viral video
“Let me be VERY CLEAR – There is NO reason whatsoever for any coup in America, and I do not and have not at any time called for any action of that sort,” Flynn posted on what is purportedly his Telegram channel on Monday. The retired US Army Lieutenant, known …
Read More »Pentagon chief denies US army is ‘soft’, claims ‘adversaries’ like Russia want to ‘capitalize’ on ‘talking points’
Speaking to CNN in an interview published on Memorial Day, Austin praised the military’s recent emphasis on diversity in its recruiting materials and said it will never be “soft,” but claimed Cruz’s “talking points” could be “capitalized” on by China and Russia, “adversaries” of the US, according to the interview. …
Read More »Israel DENIES sending ground troops to Gaza as cross-border attacks intensify
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) clarified to AFP that its troops have not crossed into the Gaza Strip, blaming an “internal communication” error for the confusion. The Israeli army initially told the media that its soldiers were in the Palestinian enclave, but two hours later it sent a new statement …
Read More »Biden administration denies Iranian state media report of prisoner-swap agreement with Tehran that would free four Americans
“Unfortunately, that report is untrue,” Klain said in an interview Sunday on CBS News’ ‘Face the Nation’ program. “There is no agreement to release these four Americans. We’re working very hard to get them released. We’ve raised this with Iran . . . but so far, there’s no agreement to …
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