Syria spinmeisters fumble attempts to narrative manage OPCW leaks
Caitlin A. Johnstone | mronline.org | 2020-05-12
It's been over 72 hours since The Grayzone published new leaks further exposing how the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been lying about its investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria two years ago.
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Pivot To Peace Must Replace US Pivot To War With China
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-12
US and Chinese Fists and Weapons face-off (from the Financial Times) The Trump administration, in seeking to divert attention from its bungled response to the COVID-19 pandemic and mishandling of the economic collapse, is escalating the bipartisan anti-China policy, which has a long history. This increases the potential of military conflict and economic war between …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/pivot-to-peace-must-replace-us-pivot-to-war-with-china/

Arms embargo on Iran to expire on Oct.: Ulyanov
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-12
TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA)

Nuclear Weapons: Stopping the War That No One Wants (livestream)
The Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-05-12
Online via livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/11/18832982.php

Trump Admin Wants to Cut Social Security in Exchange for Direct COVID Payments
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-11
Suddenly concerned about the growing national debt now that corporations have secured access to trillions of dollars in Covid-19 bailout funds with little oversight, Trump administration officials are reportedly considering several proposals purportedly aimed at reducing government spending

Nuclear Weapons: The Anatomy of a U.S. STRATCOM "Disinfographic"
John Krzyzaniak | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-11
United States Strategic Command, the branch of the US military responsible for the nation's nuclear weapons, recently released an imperially misleading infographic on Twitter. The graphic is confused–not only about when to use bold typeface, but also about the …
globalresearch.ca/anatomy-stratcom-disinfographic/5712442

Lockheed Martin declares Mission (almost) Accomplished, brings F-35's 100+ safety flaws down to 8… and hundreds of lesser issues
rt.com | 2020-05-11
The maker of the troubled F-35 fighter jet claims to have solved "most" of the safety issues that plagued the $1.5 trillion plane

Syria Spinmeisters Fumble Attempts to Narrative Manage OPCW Leaks
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-05-10
Caitlin JOHNSTONE | It's been over 72 hours since The Grayzone published new leaks further exposing how the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been lying about its investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria two years ago. | These new documents make it abundantly clear that OPCW leadership were just plain lying when they claimed that a balli…
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Minnesota: Advance a People's Agenda!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-05-09
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Coalition to Advance a People's Agenda. | Working and oppressed people are facing the biggest crisis we've experienced in generations. The government's disastrous mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with deepening unemployment and economic collapse are throwing millions of working people into crisis. So far the government is doing what they usually do

Is Trump Kicking the Saudis to the Curb the Beginning of Something Not Terrible?
Tom Luongo | iranian.com | 2020-05-08
More than anything else in Saudi Arabia, that thing you smell is fear. Everything is coming unglued for the royal family there all at once. If we all weren't so distracted by the Coronapocalypse these things would all be front-page news. In the past week there have been three major stories concerning Saudi Arabia, none …
iranian.com/2020/05/07/is-trump-kicking-the-saudis-to-the-curb-the-beginning-of-something-not-terrible/

NATO Chief Urges Berlin to 'Protect Peace and Freedom' by Stationing US Nukes
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-12
The appeal comes as leaders from the SPD, Germany's second-largest party and member of Chancellor Merkel's governing coalition, demand the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from the country's airbases.
sputniknews.com/military/202005121079280137-nato-chief-urges-berlin-to-protect-peace-and-freedom-by-stationing-us-nukes/