The recent efforts by two US Senators to get more transparency over intelligence harvesting by the Central Intelligence Agency, which involves the “incidental” collection of US citizens’ personal information, opens the door to an Orwellian universe of doublespeak that threatens the very fabric of American democracy. The whole scenario reminds …
Read More »CAS should be very careful over Valieva decision – sports lawyer to RT (VIDEO)
A top sports lawyer has warned the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that it must be “very careful” when making a decision on figure skater Kamila Valieva’s fate before her next Beijing 2022 event on February 15. International Testing Agency (ITA) officials announced on Friday that the 15-year-old had returned …
Read More »Should India be alarmed by strengthening of China-Pakistan ties?
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan traveled to Beijing on Friday to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. He also since met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to sign a number of business deals to cement what is called “phase two” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a …
Read More »Russia should give the West security guarantees – Ukraine
Rather than demanding assurances from Washington and NATO, Russia should provide the West with security concessions instead, Ukraine’s foreign minister has insisted, as tensions flare across Eastern Europe. Speaking as part of a NATO ministerial meeting of the Bucharest Nine on Thursday, Kiev’s top diplomat, Dmitry Kuleba, said it was …
Read More »The weapons Russia should send to the Donbass now
The leader of the United Russia party in the Duma, Vladimir Vasilyev, has asked the Kremlin to supply the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine with military aid. First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council and Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrey Turchak has …
Read More »To really ‘fix’ democracy, these wannabe saviors should leave it alone
By definition, democracy is messy. So why are many so-called ‘prominent thinkers’ insisting on tinkering with it when that’s precisely how it has eroded? You know that there’s some serious soul-searching going on in Western democracies when American President Joe Biden hosts an entire summit to save it last December, …
Read More »US should stop acting like it has ‘special status’ – Lavrov
The American reaction to the recent Russian-led peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan is a sign that the US thinks it alone has “special status” to maintain law and order around the world, Moscow’s top diplomat has said following talks in Geneva. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at a press conference on …
Read More »US seeking ways to profit should Russia-Ukraine conflict break out – reports
The US State Department has reportedly held talks with international energy majors on the possibility of contingency supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe if conflict between Russia and Ukraine disrupts deliveries. Over the past several months, the White House has repeatedly expressed the concern that Russia is preparing …
Read More »Americans should avoid travel to Canada, government advises
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now advises Americans against going to neighboring Canada due to the rising number of Covid cases in the country. The agency updated its guidance on Monday, and now says that “because of the current situation in Canada, even fully vaccinated travelers …
Read More »The Pope should lay off those who choose not to have children
Earlier this week, the pontiff told an audience at the Vatican, “We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have… dogs and cats that take the place of children.” But he didn’t stop there. “A man or woman …
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