Podcasts about yulia skripal

Christo Grozev is a Bulgarian investigative journalist who has spent years tracking down Russian spies and is on Vladimir Putin's wanted list. Grozev's open-source journalism exposed spies linked to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in 2018 and Alexei Navalny in 2020. Now he is at the centre of his own sinister Kremlin plot, as a Bulgarian spy-ring was sent by Moscow to target him and planned to kidnap and kill him, before they were arrested and convicted in the UK. He speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy in this episode of Ways to Change the World ahead of the streaming release of his new documentary ‘Kill List: Hunted by Putin's Spies' - which is available on Channel 4. Produced by Silvia Maresca, Calum Fraser, Ka Yee Mak.  

When the agents suspected of poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal with Novichok left Salisbury, what did they do with the nerve agent and how did the deadly chemical weapon end up in the hands of Charlie Rowley four months later? In this episode, we hear the most likely theories from Counter Terror Police and discover why some parts of this mystery are still unsolved. The Russian state and the suspects have always denied any involvement.This episode was made by Marie Lennon, Andy Howard, Tom Ryan & Dan O'Brien. Executive production by Mary Sanders and Naomi Wordley.

When Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned with a nerve agent, police faced one of the most complex investigations in their history. They had to trace a weapon which they could neither see nor smell, but it could kill thousands. In this episode, we hear how they checked everything from coins to car keys in the hunt to find the source of the poisoning.This episode was made by Marie Lennon, Andy Howard, Tom Ryan & Dan O'Brien.Executive production by Mary Sanders and Naomi Wordley.

One of the first police officers to go inside Sergei and Yulia Skripal's house after they were poisoned with a nerve agent was Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey. He then became critically ill himself, after touching the front door handle. It had been smeared with the deadly chemical. He relives the events of 2018, which would change his life forever.

For generations of women and girls, glossy magazines have been a guide to clothes, lifestyles, relationships and, of course, sex. Titles like Cosmopolitan, Woman's Own and Sugar were pored over by thousands of us and now there is a podcast that celebrates those beloved back issues. Every week the hosts of Mag Hags, Lucy Douglas and Franki Cookney, read a different issue of a magazine from the 70s, 80s or 90s. As well as revelling in the 20th Century fashions, features and lifestyle advice, Lucy and Franki join Nuala McGovern to uncover a fascinating insight into the way we lived then, and the way we live now.A public inquiry begins today which will explore the circumstances of the death of Dawn Sturgess, the woman from Wiltshire killed by a 2018 poisoning blamed on Russian agents. Her death came four months after Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury. At the time Prime Minister Theresa May said the Skripals were poisoned with the military grade nerve agent, Novichok and that it was "highly likely" that Russia was responsible - a claim Russia denies. Dawn Sturgess died after coming in to contact with the nerve agent which had been hidden inside a perfume bottle. Nuala is joined by BBC Wiltshire's Marie Lennon, one of the voices behind the new BBC Podcast, Salisbury Poisonings.Black Box Diaries is a feature-length documentary that follows the director Shiori Itō's investigation into her own alleged sexual assault in an attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Opening up questions around the #MeToo movement in Japan, Shiori explains how her quest became a landmark case exposing the country's outdated judicial and societal systems.Death is a subject many people still shy away from, but one woman is determined to change that. Funeral director Inez Capps is on a mission to challenge the taboos around death and demystify an industry often shrouded in mystery. Since the age of 19, she's been working with the deceased, and she's using social media to give people a glimpse behind the scenes — from the care a loved one receives, to tours of the hearse and the embalming suite. Inez runs a funeral business with her parents in the East Midlands.Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Kirsty Starkey

Från 2021. En rysk dubbelagent och hans dotter hittas mystiskt sjuka på en parkbänk. De har fått i sig nervgift. Världens ögon riktas mot den lilla brittiska staden Salisbury. Nya avsnitt från P3 Dokumentär hittar du först i Sveriges Radio Play. Salisbury är egentligen en lugn stad som också lockar många turister. Den 4 mars 2018 förvandlas idyllen till en mardröm när två personer påträffas medvetslösa i en park mitt i staden. Mannen visar sig vara Sergei Skripal, en före detta officer i Rysslands militära underrättelsetjänst som under flera år spionerade för England. Kvinnan som ligger bredvid honom är hans dotter, Yulia Skripal, som just kommit för att hälsa på.Ett av världens farligaste nervgifter – NovitjokDet visar sig att de förgiftats av novitjok, ett sällsynt och förbjudet nervstridsmedel som bryter ner kroppen. Bara en halv tesked kan döda tusentals personer. Giftet har varken doft eller smak och kan nu finnas var som helst i Salisbury. Och det är bara en tidsfråga innan oskyldiga utomstående drabbas.Snart anklagas Ryssland för att ligga bakom mordförsöken. Det blir startskottet för en internationell diplomatisk kris och många varnar för ett nytt kallt krig.Medverkande:Hamish de Bretton Gordon, överste och expert på kemiska vapen, boende i Salisbury.Sam Hobson, vän till Dawn Sturgess och Charlie Rowley som drabbades av nervgiftet.Adrian Duly, Sergei Skripals granne.Mark Urban, BBC-journalist som träffat Sergei Skripal flera gånger.Anna Maja Persson, utrikeskorrespondent på SVT.Fredrik Westerlund, Rysslandskännare vid Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut, FOI.Erik Lindeman, överläkare vid Giftinformationscentralen.En dokumentär av: Joanna Górecka.Producent: Gustav Asplund, på produktionsbolaget filt.Exekutiv producent: Jon Jordås.Dokumentären är producerad 2021.

We hurtle towards the present day and the end of this mammoth season as we hit 2018 this week when the poisonings of two Russians, a father and daughter named Sergei and Yulia Skripal, in the Wiltshire town of Salisbury kick off mass panic, the death of a woman entirely unrelated to them whatsoever, a further tensing of international relations with Russia itself, calls to boycott the World Cup AND (in the generation of social media) a slew of memes.And what part could the British weather have played in the whole thing?We take a look as we disorientate ourselves a little bit with both how recent and distant this feels... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Martin Innes, director of the Crime and Security Research Institute at Cardiff University, joins Dominique and David to share how he and his team have documented the infiltration of high-profile Western media outlets by pro-Kremlin Russian hackers and trolls and his research into hacking connected with the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. He also describes how they use data science pattern recognition and detection techniques to track disinformation campaigns. Professor Innes addresses his investigation of terrorist attacks in London and the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, and how this prompted his wider investigation interest in Russian disinformation in the mainstream media.

On 4 March 2018, Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia, who was visiting from Moscow, were found "slipping in and out of consciousness on a public bench" near a shopping centre in Salisbury by a doctor and nurse who were passing by. While at Salisbury District Hospital, they were put into induced comas to prevent organ damage due to being poisoned by the lethal nerve agent Novichok. The police declared a major incident as a number of agencies were involved.[59] Following the incident, health authorities checked 21 members of the emergency services and the public for symptoms; two police officers were treated for possible minor symptoms, said to be itchy eyes and wheezing, while a third, Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, who had been sent to Sergei Skripal's house, was in a serious condition. As of 11 March 2018, Bailey remained seriously ill but stable. By 22 March 2018, he had recovered enough to be discharged from the hospital, and by 15 January 2019, he returned to active duty. As of 15 March 2018, Skripal and his daughter remained critically ill. On 29 March, Yulia was reported to be out of critical condition, "conscious and talking".On 6 March, it was agreed under the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network that the Counter Terrorism Command based within the Metropolitan Police would take over the investigation from Wiltshire Police. Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, head of Counter Terrorism Policing, appealed for witnesses to the incident following a COBR meeting chaired by Home Secretary Amber Rudd.On 12 March 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May identified the nerve agent used in the attack as Russian-developed Novichok and demanded explanation from the Russian government. Two days later, May said that Russia was responsible for the incident and announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in retaliation.In mid-March 2018, Russia said that its diplomats were denied access to both Sergei Skripal and his daughter, who is a Russian national. On 31 March 2018 the BBC reported that the UK was considering the Russian Embassy's request, 'in line with its obligations under international and domestic law.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43315636https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/world/europe/sergei-skripal-russian-spy-poisoning.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/26/skripal-poisonings-bungled-assassination-kremlin-putin-salisburyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44278609Here's how and where you can find Homicide Worldwide Podcast.To help support the show, find us on Patreon: patreon.comHWW is now on Discord: https://discord.gg/F9cMyf7JFJTo our amazing listeners. If you are listening to us on apple podcasts? (and even if your'e not) Please! take few minutes and leave a 5 ⭐️ review. It'll really help out the show. If you have a show suggestion? please email us at: homicideworldwidepodcast@gmail.comAnd you can always find us on twitter: https://twitter.com/HWWP10Thank you for your continued support of Homicide Worldwide PodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/podcast-homicideworldwidepodcast)

Kit has extensively looked into the alleged attempted assassination of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in England in 2018. In this interview he shares his thoughts on the case, as well as more recent developments and a potential connection with another other high-profile alleged chemical weapons attack that year.Thanks to Kit Klarenberg for joining us for this episode. His work can be found via: https://kitklarenberg.substack.com/ and https://twitter.com/KitKlarenbergTo find out more about the people and music featured in today's episode, visit the Assassinations Podcast website, www.AssassinationsPodcast.com While there, you can also check out our Bookstore, where we recommend some great episode-related books and reading material, and shop our Merch Store to nab a logo tee or tote bag. You can contact us through the website - we love to hear your comments, questions, corrections, and general thoughts about the show.You can also find us on Twitter @AssassinsPodIf you'd like to support the show, we have a Patreon page. We offer a variety of different support levels with lots of fun perks, including bonus episodes, stickers, merch store credit, and more! Find us at patreon.com/AssassinationsPodcast Assassinations Podcast was created by Niall Cooper, who also researches and writes the show. Lindsey Morse is our editor and producer. Our theme music was created by Graeme Ronald. If you'd like to hear more from Graeme, check out his band, Remember Remember. You'll find them on iTunes.

En rysk dubbelagent och hans dotter hittas mystiskt sjuka på en parkbänk i brittiska staden Salisbury. Det är en nervgiftsattack, som leder till storpolitisk kris och en oskyldig kvinnas död. Salisbury är egentligen en lugn stad som också lockar många turister. Den 4 mars 2018 förvandlas idyllen till en mardröm när två personer påträffas medvetslösa i en park mitt i staden. Mannen visar sig vara Sergei Skripal, en före detta officer i Rysslands militära underrättelsetjänst som under flera år spionerade för England. Kvinnan som ligger bredvid honom är hans dotter, Yulia Skripal, som just kommit för att hälsa på.Det visar sig att de förgiftats av novitjok, ett sällsynt och förbjudet nervstridsmedel som bryter ner kroppen. Bara en halv tesked kan döda tusentals personer. Giftet har varken doft eller smak och kan nu finnas var som helst i Salisbury. Och det är bara en tidsfråga innan oskyldiga utomstående drabbas.Snart anklagas Ryssland för att ligga bakom mordförsöken. Det blir startskottet för en internationell diplomatisk kris och många varnar för ett nytt kallt krig.Medverkande:Hamish de Bretton Gordon, överste och expert på kemiska vapen, boende i Salisbury.Sam Hobson, vän till Dawn Sturgess och Charlie Rowley som drabbades av nervgiftet.Adrian Duly, Sergei Skripals granne.Mark Urban, BBC-journalist som träffat Sergei Skripal flera gånger.Anna Maja Persson, utrikeskorrespondent på SVT.Fredrik Westerlund, Rysslandskännare vid Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut, FOIErik Lindeman, överläkare vid Giftinformationscentralen.En dokumentär av: Joanna Górecka.Producent: Gustav Asplund / Produktionsbolaget Filt.Exekutiv producent: Jon Jordås / SR.Publicerad: 2021.

En rysk dubbelagent och hans dotter hittas mystiskt sjuka på en parkbänk i brittiska staden Salisbury. Det är en nervgiftsattack, som leder till storpolitisk kris och en oskyldig kvinnas död. Salisbury är egentligen en lugn stad som också lockar många turister. Den 4 mars 2018 förvandlas idyllen till en mardröm när två personer påträffas medvetslösa i en park mitt i staden. Mannen visar sig vara Sergei Skripal, en före detta officer i Rysslands militära underrättelsetjänst som under flera år spionerade för England. Kvinnan som ligger bredvid honom är hans dotter, Yulia Skripal, som just kommit för att hälsa på.Det visar sig att de förgiftats av novitjok, ett sällsynt och förbjudet nervstridsmedel som bryter ner kroppen. Bara en halv tesked kan döda tusentals personer. Giftet har varken doft eller smak och kan nu finnas var som helst i Salisbury. Och det är bara en tidsfråga innan oskyldiga utomstående drabbas.Snart anklagas Ryssland för att ligga bakom mordförsöken. Det blir startskottet för en internationell diplomatisk kris och många varnar för ett nytt kallt krig.Medverkande:Hamish de Bretton Gordon, överste och expert på kemiska vapen, boende i Salisbury.Sam Hobson, vän till Dawn Sturgess och Charlie Rowley som drabbades av nervgiftet.Adrian Duly, Sergei Skripals granne.Mark Urban, BBC-journalist som träffat Sergei Skripal flera gånger.Anna Maja Persson, utrikeskorrespondent på SVT.Fredrik Westerlund, Rysslandskännare vid Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut, FOIErik Lindeman, överläkare vid Giftinformationscentralen.En dokumentär av: Joanna Górecka.Producent: Gustav Asplund / Produktionsbolaget Filt.Exekutiv producent: Jon Jordås / SR.Publicerad: 2021.

British politician Gavin Barwell served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May from June 2017 to July 2019, one of the most turbulent periods in recent British political history.As the Prime Minister's senior political adviser, Barwell was at May's side as she navigated tumultuous Brexit negotiations, met Donald Trump, learnt about the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, met Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer to broker a cross-party Brexit agreement - and ultimately made the decision to stand down as Prime Minister.Joining Dan on the podcast, Gavin poignantly reveals a historical first-hand account of how government operates during times of crises, resignations and general elections. Taking us beyond the corridors of power, they discuss the prominence of political advisors, the shifting of power and the decision-making that goes on behind closed doors at 10 Downing Street.Gavin is the author of Chief of Staff: Notes from Downing Street See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

British politician Gavin Barwell served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May from June 2017 to July 2019, one of the most turbulent periods in recent British political history.As the Prime Minister's senior political adviser, Barwell was at May's side as she navigated tumultuous Brexit negotiations, met Donald Trump, learnt about the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, met Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer to broker a cross-party Brexit agreement - and ultimately made the decision to stand down as Prime Minister.Joining Dan on the podcast, Gavin poignantly reveals a historical first-hand account of how government operates during times of crises, resignations and general elections. Taking us beyond the corridors of power, they discuss the prominence of political advisors, the shifting of power and the decision-making that goes on behind closed doors at 10 Downing Street.Gavin is the author of Chief of Staff: Notes from Downing Street See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Photo:  Print from Collier's, The National Weekly, The Poisoners and the Russian State. Dr Boris Borisovich Volodarsky, @BorisVolodarsky @BVolodarsky, Royal Historical Society auu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Sergei_and_Yulia_Skripal

Detectives in the UK have identified a third suspect in the Novichok poisoning attempt on Sergey and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England in May 2018. Metropolitan police named the third suspect as Denis Sergeev, identifying him as a member of the Russian military intelligence service, the GRU. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/09/21/uk-police-identify-gru-general-as-third-suspect-in-salisbury-novichok-attack

Former Detective Nick Bailey's life changed forever with the simple opening of a door. In March 2018, whilst searching the property of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, who'd earlier that day been found collapsed on a Salisbury park bench, Nick came into contact with the deadly nerve agent Novichok. The Salisbury Poisonings, as they came to be known, set off a chain of events which not only put Nick's life in grave danger but also saw him and his family become collateral damage in an international incident.In this episode Nick talks us through those days of incredible drama and how, as he recovered physically, he faced the new challenge of losing his home, possessions and later the job he loved. This is a very human story of a life impacted by truly extraordinary events. Nick is open, candid and thoughtful about the poisonings and his battle to recover.Nick's Crisis Cures:1 – Music – When I was in hospital, I couldn't deal with anything. I was completely shut off. A friend of mine recommended that I listened to I Giorni' by Ludovico Einaudi – It freed my mind. It made me smile, it made me cry. It was the most beautiful moment I had there. It means a huge amount to me.2 – Acts of Kindness. The support from the public was overwhelming. The generosity and gifts from people who didn't want anything in return. We kept everything and still go through it now. We had an old lady offer us her TV after she heard we lost everything. For every negative, there were a thousand positives.3 – Running – it was a big thing for me. It didn't fix anything, but I didn't expect it to. Like I Giorni, it just freed up my mind. Then with the marathon I had the focus of raising money for Stars Appeal Charity at Salisbury District hospital (link below).Links:Charity – https://starsappeal.org/Public speaking – https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/nick-bailey/?event=eyJldmVudE5hbWUiOiJDbGlja2VkIiwiaW5kZXgiOiJ3cF9wb3N0c19zcGVha2VyX25hbWUiLCJvYmplY3RJRHMiOlsiMzUxNjgtMCJdLCJwb3NpdGlvbnMiOlsxXSwicXVlcnlJRCI6IjJmOWFkNDg3Yjk5YzNjYjAwYWFjYjQ1MTY5MjUwNzVlIn0=Stream/Buy ‘Allies' by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bmSome Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk

The use of nerve agents is synonymous with Russian espionage for those of us who remember the recent poisonings of Alexei Navalny, Sergei and Yulia Skripal and the residents of Salisbury caught up in the latters' attempted murders. The origins of this weapon, however, remain shrouded in mystery. Sergei Lebedev is a Russian novelist, currently based in Berlin. He has come onto Warfare to discuss the little known conception of Novichok in the closed town of Shikhany, 600 miles south of Moscow. Sergei explores the cooperation between the Soviets and Weimar Republic Germany from the 1920s until 1932, and delves into the moral responsibilities of making scientific discoveries with the capacity for destruction.Sergei's new book, Untraceable, follows a ruthless chemist in his search for a new nerve agent, and is available in the UK from Head of Zeus (https://headofzeus.com/books/9781800246591) and in the US by New Vessel Press (https://newvesselpress.com/books/untraceable/). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

IG: @pieldegallina.podcast Hablemos de envenenamientos, una forma cruel y lenta de asesinar a alguien. En este capítulo contaremos dos casos, empezaremos con un envenenamiento masivo con arsénico en un pueblo de EE.UU que tuvo más de 15 víctimas y seguiremos con el envenenamiento de Serguei y Yulia Skripal una historia que parece sacada de una película de acción.

It's possible we would not know the cause of some recent high profile crimes, were it not for the online sleuthing of available information by BELLINGCAT, which describes itself as an intelligence agency for the people. Bellingcat has played a role in uncovering the Russian poisoning of Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury UK, and before that, Russia's culpability behind the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine.

The botched assassination of Sergei and Yulia Skripal leaves the whole world laughing at Russian intelligence. Igor Korobov is the head of Russian intelligence group the GRU and has been summoned to a private meeting with Putin. Two months later he passed away, coincidence? The Russians think not.This episode was inspired by Luke Jenning's article in the Guardian.  Written, narrated and produced by Sam Wallace Artwork by Sophie Wenham Music by adår Link to his work https://xephem.bandcamp.com/Follow the podcast on our socials! Facebook Twitter & Instagram Why not give the podcast a review? https://ratethispodcast.com/cktcSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/CKTC)

In the news, we chat about cinemas reopening and Brendan Gleeson playing Donald Trump.Then, we have an unplanned review of the BBC's The Salisbury Poisonings - a three part dramatisation of events surrounding the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, UK in 2018. Coming out mid-pandemic, it made for very interesting viewing! We discuss the death of expertise, the fear of contagion, and why only Christianity helps us make sense of grieving the loss of even a single life.

Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the former Russian double agent spy and his daughter who were poisoned with the deadly nerve agent Novichok, are now reportedly living in New Zealand. Two years ago the pair were found unconscious on a park bench in the English city of Salisbury after Russian agents smeared the deadly chemical on the door-handle of the former spy's home. Senior UK government sources have told The Sunday Times the Skripals have been given new identities to start a life here after a year in an MI6 safe house. However, according to Sputnik news, the niece of Sergei Skripal, Viktoria, says she doesn't have any information to corroborate the story. We asked the Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway for a reponse, but he declined to comment saying he can't comment on individual cases. His department is working on getting a response, but that has not yet reached us. Sir Tony Brenton, a former UK Ambassador to Russia speaks to Corin Dann. Viktoria Skripal, niece of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, says she does not have any information to corroborate the story that her uncle and cousin Yulia have left the UK for New Zealand, or any reason to believe media reporting on the matter. "I don't know anything about this. But I don't believe it. Their participation in a witness protection programme and relocation is something that has been discussed for a long time. "New Zealand, the USA and Australia were previously mentioned. But I think that they're still in Porton Down. It's cheaper for the British government to support them there than in New Zealand, and they don't have so much money to support themselves there," Viktoria Skripal said. The relative believes the Skripals require medical supervision that can be provided to them only in Porton Down, the Wiltshire, England science park which contains some of Britain's most advanced military biodefence facilities. "I think the information in the media about them moving is just a distraction," she insisted.

SIS carried out clandestine raids in the 1980s; Sergei and Yulia Skripal reportedly in New Zealand; Child welfare system racist, brutal Maori mothers say; Three killed in Raetihi crash; More unrest in the United States.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Lee Stranahan and Garland Nixon discuss how President Trump's administration has approached different foreign policy hotspots and the influence Trump's advisors have had on these decisions. Will Democrats attempt to "out-hawk" Trump in the 2020 Election, and would doing so be a strategy doomed for failure?Guests:Mark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | Comparing Protests in Hong Kong to Others Around the WorldKit Klarenberg - Investigative Journalist w/ Sputnik News | The Skripal Case, Julian Assange's Treatment & Jeffrey Epstein's PastDaniel Lazare - Journalist & Author | The US Foreign Policy Establishment and Its Pro-Interventionist Actions Danny Sjursen - Retired U.S. Army Officer and Former History Instructor at West Point | The Influence of President Trump's Foreign Policy Advisors & US Relations with Middle East CountriesBob Schlehuber - Producer for 'By Any Means Necessary' | What Voters Were Saying About Trump and the Democrats at the Iowa State FairProtests in Hong Kong have escalated in recent days to the point that the extremely busy Hong Kong International Airport was flooded with protesters and flights had to be cancelled. International Relations Analyst Mark Sleboda joins the hosts to talk about the situation in Hong Kong, how these protests compare to past protests in countries such as Russia and Iran, and how the political situation in Ukraine has been evolving for the country's new President, Volodymyr Zelensky.Later in the show, Investigative Journalist Kit Klarenberg returns to discuss several important stories including the Skripal case in the United Kingdom, the treatment of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange, and details about Jeffrey Epstein. What are some of the irregularities in media reports about what happened to Sergei and Yulia Skripal, how have different media outlets contributed to Assange's current legal problems, and what are some of the strangest details about Epstein's personal and professional past?The US foreign policy establishment has created tension in several regions of the world due to aggressive pro-interventionist actions and rhetoric. Journalist & Author Daniel Lazare joins today's episode of 'Fault Lines' to discuss how the ruling class tends to operate in a war mongering manner, the stability of various governments in the Middle East, the current anti-Trump political strategy of many Democrats, and the glaring holes in the Mueller Report.President Trump has expressed anti-war views in the past, however many of his closest foreign policy advisors tend to pull him in the opposite direction. Retired U.S. Army Officer Danny Sjursen talks with the hosts about how Trump's foreign policy is influenced by his inner circle, US relations with Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Syria, and Iran, and what will happen in the 2020 Presidential Election if the Democrats run a foreign policy hawk against President Trump.For the final segment, Garland and Lee are joined in-studio by Bob Schlehuber, Producer for 'By Any Means Necessary,' to talk about his experience at the Iowa State Fair and how attendees at the event reacted to different Democratic Presidential candidates and President Trump's performance thus far in the White House. What were some of the thoughts expressed by voters about jobs and the economy, and which candidates seemed to resonate best with the crowd?

Nihal Arthanayake gets rare behind the scenes access to one of the most secretive establishments in the UK - the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory - which many of us know as Porton Down. It was here that the nerve agent that poisoned Russians Sergei and Yulia Skripal last year was identified as Novichok. He looks at the extraordinary range of things that happen at the DSTL - everything from police work to the armed forces, and new ways to prevent diseases that kill millions of people around the world.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Max Blumenthal, a journalist and bestselling author whose latest book is “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza,” the senior editor of Grayzone Project, and co-host of the podcast Moderate Rebels.Indicted Trump Campaign official Rick Gates apparently requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities, to use social media manipulation, and to gather intelligence to help defeat Donald Trump’s Republican primary challengers and, later, Hillary Clinton. The company is staffed by former Israeli intelligence officers and, while the New York Times says there is no evidence the Trump campaign actually engaged the company, an emissary of the United Arab Emirates Crown Prince wrote the firm a check for $2 million. Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, abruptly resigned this morning. The news website Axios, which broke the story, said that the decision was Haley’s and that the White House foreign policy team was “shocked” when she offered the resignation a week ago. Brian and John speak with Jim Kavanagh, the editor of ThePolemicist.net. Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate in Brazil’s presidential election, nearly scored an outright victory yesterday, falling just short of the 50 percent necessary to avoid a runoff. He will now face Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad, who finished with 29 percent. Aline Piva, a journalist and a member of Brazilians for Democracy and Social Justice, joins the show. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday that North Korea is ready to allow international inspectors into a key nuclear testing site, signaling a step forward in efforts to bring peace to the Korean peninsula. Pompeo also said that another Trump-Kim summit was “pretty close.” Professor Simone Chun, a fellow at the Korea Policy Institute and a member of the Korean Peace Network, joins Brian and John. The British online investigative group Bellingcat reported today that it had identified what it calls a second Skripal poisoning suspect. The website says that Dr. Alexander Mishkin, a military doctor alleged to be in the pay of the GRU, the Russian military intelligence organization, had something to do with the Skripal poisoning. And while the circumstantial evidence is convincing that Mishkin was somewhere in the UK at the time Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned, there is no evidence that Mishkin had anything to do with it. Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran, joins the show.Renowned Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi went to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over the weekend to fill out a form to register his upcoming marriage. He never came out of that consulate. And now Turkish officials, who have received permission to enter the building to investigate, are saying that he was murdered by Saudi officials and his body disposed of. Brian and John speak with Medea Benjamin, an anti-war and anti-torture activist who is the co-founder of Code Pink, which has organized a protest tomorrow at noon at the Saudi embassy.

Two Russian 'GRU' agents have been exposed as the perpetrators in the attempted murder-by-chemical-weapon of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Their own story doesn't add up, but their movements are also inconsistent with the claims against them, and they appeared on TV (like no real active intelligence agent ever does). Missing, as always, from the mainstream narrative of the 'Skripal Saga' is all-important context: Why Russia, why chemical weapons, why now, and why, in a world of 'full-spectrum'...

Two Russian 'GRU' agents have been exposed as the perpetrators in the attempted murder-by-chemical-weapon of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Their own story doesn't add up, but their movements are also inconsistent with the claims against them, and they appeared on TV (like no real active intelligence agent ever does). Missing, as always, from the mainstream narrative of the 'Skripal Saga' is all-important context: Why Russia, why chemical weapons, why now, and why, in a world of 'full-spectrum'...

Two Russian 'GRU' agents have been exposed as the perpetrators in the attempted murder-by-chemical-weapon of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Their own story doesn't add up, but their movements are also inconsistent with the claims against them, and they appeared on TV (like no real active intelligence agent ever does). Missing, as always, from the mainstream narrative of the 'Skripal Saga' is all-important context: Why Russia, why chemical weapons, why now, and why, in a world of 'full-spectrum'...

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News, founded by the late Robert Parry, and the author of the book "How I Lost, By Hillary Clinton," and Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist.The New York Times took the unusual step last night of publishing an anonymous op-ed. The opinion piece was reportedly written by a senior Trump Administration official, and it talks about chaos in the White House, a president who is unhinged, and the worry that many of the most senior officials in government that the President is a danger to Americans. The fallout—especially that emanating from the White House—has been dramatic. Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” is about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, and Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), join the show. Victoria Skripal, Sergei Skripal’s niece, said at a press conference in the UK this morning that her attempts to visit her family, Sergei and his daughter Yulia Skripal, in the UK have been stymied by the embassy. Meanwhile, the government of Theresa May has accused the Russian government and two alleged Russian intelligence officers of carrying out the attack. Brian and John speak with Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang on September 18. The scheduling of the meeting was immediately praised by President Trump and heartened observers who are looking for movement on the issue of North Korea’s denuclearization. Author and professor Tim Beal, whose most recent book is “Crisis in Korea,” joins the show. The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that the Israel Defense Force had been arming Syrian rebels in an effort to keep them engaged in a fight with Iranian troops there. The Post took the article down after a complaint by Israeli military censors. Journalist and filmmaker Dan Cohen, whose work you can see at KillingGaza.com, joins Brian and John. Eight demonstrators have been killed so far this week in protests in southern Iraq against corruption and inadequate basic services. This major unrest comes as the new Iraqi parliament convenes and heated negotiations to form the next government intensify. Massoud Shadjareh, the founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, joins the show.North Carolina’s congressional districts have been found to be racially gerrymandered, but that isn’t stopping state authorities from conducting one more election based on that district map anyway. Meanwhile, a federal prosecutor appointed by Donald Trump has issued two broad subpoenas seeking voter registration and other data from 15 million people across North Carolina. Civil rights groups say the move is an attempt to suppress the Latino vote. Brian and John speak with Drew Spencer Penrose, legal and policy director at the election reform advocacy organization FairVote.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss how testimony from the Paul Manafort trial is reflecting on Bob Mueller and his ongoing investigation. Star witness Rick Gates has a history of lying which has become a major storyline as the prosecution seeks to make its case.Scheduled Guests:Dr. Bosworth - Internal Medicine Physician & Author of the Book: 'ANYWAY YOU CAN' | How to Successfully Balance Work, Travel, and Sleep!!! Ford Fischer - Filmmaker and Journalist [In-Studio] | Reporting In-Field on Portland, Berkeley, and 'Unite the Right' + Big Tech's Social Media Purge Mark Sleboda - Moscow-Based International Relations & Security Analyst | What's Behind the Latest Russia Sanctions???Fault Lines host Lee Stranahan has been out sick for the past few days, so Dr. Bosworth joins today's show to make sure he is back in good health! Dr. Boz will talk about the keys to balancing work, travel, and sleep in order to stay healthy during high-stress periods of time.This past weekend, right and left-wing activists squared off on the west coast in both Portland, Washington and Berkeley, California. Independent filmmaker and journalist Ford Fischer attended these rallies, and he will recap what he witnessed at these events on today's program. Yesterday, the United States announced new sanctions against Russia in response to the alleged Novichok poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal this past March. Moscow-Based International Relations & Security Analyst Mark Sleboda returns to the show to give his thoughts on these new sanctions and how they impact US-Russia relations.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined from Managua, Nicaragua, by Max Blumenthal, the senior editor of Grayzone Project, bestselling author whose latest book is “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza,” and co-host of the podcast “Moderate Rebels,” and Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of “The Plot to attack Iran.”Nicaragua is in deep crisis since protests began three months ago as opponents of the government set up barricades and clash with authorities. 280 people have been killed and more than 1,800 injured. The demonstrations began following changes in the country’s social security system and have now become a full-fledged effort to overthrow the Sandinista government. On the regular Thursday series “Criminal Injustice,” the hosts discuss the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Today they talk about the high costs of prison phones and the updates from the coalition working to lower them, a Native nation running an ICE detention facility, and a top North Carolina prison officer hiding shanks in his ceiling. Brian and John speak with Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News. US-Russian relations are on the rocks, not because of President Trump’s foreign policy. It’s because members of both parties on Capitol Hill are demanding that Trump walk back his public statements supporting an easing of tensions with Moscow and say publicly that the Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Brian and John speak with Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov, an author and historian. The British Press Association reported today that Metropolitan Police detectives have identified the alleged perpetrators of a poison attack against a Russian defector and his daughter. Media reports say that Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned by “several Russians.” UK Security Minister Ben Wallace called the reports “ill-informed and wild speculation.” Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books, “The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” and Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran, join the show. Israel’s parliament yesterday passed a highly controversial law that defines Israel as the national home of the Jewish people, says that only Jews have the right to self-determination, downgrades Arabic from an official language to a “protected” one, and promotes the establishment of new Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Israel is virtually alone in the world in not guaranteeing equality for all of its citizens. Ali Abunimah, the co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of the book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine,” joins Brian and John. A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Thursday dropped an extradition request for six politicians on charges of rebellion for their roles in promoting independence for Catalonia, including former president Carles Puigdemont. The decision was a major setback for Spain’s central government, which has sought to crack down on the region’s secessionist movement. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show.Consumers should expect to pay higher prices for imported cars if President Trump’s auto tariffs are enacted. Car sellers say they will pass on all new costs to consumers. The prices of top-selling cars could rise between $1,400 and $7,000. Brian and John speak with Dr. Jack Rasmus, a professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California whose most recent article in the World Review of Political Economy is titled “Trump’s Déjà vu China Trade War.”

Il Parlamento Europeo boccia la direttiva sul copyrightStamane, giovedì 5 luglio, il Parlamento Europeo in seduta plenaria a Strasburgo ha respinto la nuova direttiva sul copyright, la serie di regole per aggiornare le leggi sulla tutela del diritto d’autore in Europa, in seguito al vivace dibattito degli ultimi mesi hanno prevalso i dubbi sulle certezze dei promotori. Le nuove normative saranno cosi riviste a settembre, quando saranno rinegoziate fra Parlamento, Commissione e Consiglio europeo. La battaglia non è dunque finita. Per fortuna, perché gli effetti saranno cruciali per tutti gli utenti di Internet in Europa e oltre . La direttiva respinta intendeva aggiornare le regole sul diritto d’autore nell’Unione Europea, ferme al 2001. Alcuni articoli sono scritti in modo vago e potrebbero dare adito a interpretazioni da parte degli stati membri; lo scontro era soprattutto su due articoli, l’11 e il 13. Per la maggioranza potrebbero avere conseguenze pericolose per la libera circolazione delle informazioni , mentre per altri sono la soluzione adeguata per tutelare i produttori dei contenuti.Salisbury: la saga-farsa del Novichok continuaSabato 30 giugno, un uomo e una donna di nazionalita' britannica hanno perso i sensi nella cittadina britannica di Amesbury, a 12 km da Salisbury. L'uomo,Charlie Rowley, sulla quarantina, era un noto tossicodipendente da eroina.Tuttavia, ad informare della vicenda, le autorita' ci hanno pensato solo ieri, mercoledi' 4 luglio. Mentre il neo appuntato Capo delle Operazioni speciali Anti Terrorismo Neil Basu mostra un po' di cautela, a fare un immediato collegamento con la vicenda di Sergey e Yulia Skripal ci pensano sia il laboratorio militare di Porton Down, a pochi chilometri dall’accaduto, e che parla subito del gas Novichok, sia la stampa britannica mainstream, sia le autorita' governative, nella persona del Ministro dell'interno Sajid Javid , che si è espresso in questi termini: "la vicenda segue il barbaro attacco di Salisbury". L'ex ambasciatore britannico, Craig Murray, ironizza: “Tutto questo avviene proprio in un momento in cui i media sono costretti a mostrare, loro malgrado, in occasione dei mondiali, che la Russia è un paese interessante e civile come tanti altri”. Normale insomma.L’ex presidente dell’Ecuador, Rafael Correa, incriminato per sequestro di persona.Il procuratore generale di Ecuador ha spiccato un mandato di cattura per l’arresto di Rafael Correa, ex presidente dal 2007 al 2017, chiedendo l’intervento dell’Interpol. Accusa: associazione criminale e sequestro di un avversario politico. Correa, che vive ora in Belgio con la famiglia, respinge le accuse definendole una farsa. Correa diede rifugio, nella sua ambasciata di Londra, a Julian Assange. Il suo successore, Lenin Moreno, ha appena siglato un patto di sicurezza con gli Stati Uniti. E ha definito Assange un hacker, restringendo le sue libertà. Per ora non lo ha consegnato alla polizia inglese, consapevole della probabile protesta popolare in Ecuador e nel mondo interoSiria: l’esercito di Bashar avanza. Iran e Austria dialogano. Continua l'avanzata dell'esercito siriano, che ieri, mercoledi' 4 luglio, ha inflitto una pesante sconfitta nei confronti di Jabhat al-Nusra nel territorio ad est di Daraa. I terroristi hanno sofferto perdite in termine di combattenti uccisi, rifugi ed equipaggiamenti distrutti. Nel frattempo, in quel di Vienna, nell'ambito di una conferenza stampa congiunta col Cancelliere austriaco Sebastian Kurz, Il presidente iraniano Hassan Rouhani ha ribadito"Teheran sara' al fianco della Siria fino alla completa eliminazione del terrorismo. Il futuro della Siria sarà deciso dal popolo siriano. L'Iran, "assieme a Russia e Turchia" ha continuato Rouhani, continuera' gli sforzi diplomatici dei colloqui di Astana' per trovare una soluzione alla crisi". Il presidente iraniano ha inoltre sottolineato come Daesh ed altre organizzazioni teroristiche siano state sconfitte nonostante il supporto dato loro da USA ed Israele. La soluzione alla crisi siriana era proprio al centro dei colloqui di ieri fra Austria ed Iran. USA: invasione militare del Venezuela? La Associated Press ha rivelato ieri, mercoledi' 4 luglio, presunte dichiarazioni del presidente americano Donald Trump rilasciate nell'agosto dell'anno scorso circa una invasione militare del Venezuela. La rivelazione, non casualmente fatta filtrare con grande ritardo, è tuttavia anonima. Secondo l'agenzia sia l'allora Segretario di stato Rex Tillerson, che il consulente per la sicurezza McMaster, partecipanti all'incontro segreto alla Casa Bianca, sarebbe stati d’accordo nel fermare il progetto. Eppure dichiarazioni pubbliche successive dello stesso Tillerson, compiacenti verso un colpo di Stato militare a Caracas, dimostrarono esattamente il contrario. Il nuovo segretario di stato Mike Pompeo, sta collocato su questa lunghezza d’onda. A maggio di quest'anno, infatti ha discusso con la Colombia del presidente Santos - neo entrata in cooperazione con laNATO - l'ipotesi di un fronte comune contro il Venezuela di Maduro. La casa Bianca si rifiuta di commentare le indiscrezioni. Mentre il portavoce del consiglio Nazionale per la Sicurezza ribadisce che gli USA considereranno tutte opzioni per restaurare democrazia e stabilita' in Venezuela.

Il Parlamento Europeo boccia la direttiva sul copyrightStamane, giovedì 5 luglio, il Parlamento Europeo in seduta plenaria a Strasburgo ha respinto la nuova direttiva sul copyright, la serie di regole per aggiornare le leggi sulla tutela del diritto d’autore in Europa, in seguito al vivace dibattito degli ultimi mesi hanno prevalso i dubbi sulle certezze dei promotori. Le nuove normative saranno cosi riviste a settembre, quando saranno rinegoziate fra Parlamento, Commissione e Consiglio europeo. La battaglia non è dunque finita. Per fortuna, perché gli effetti saranno cruciali per tutti gli utenti di Internet in Europa e oltre . La direttiva respinta intendeva aggiornare le regole sul diritto d’autore nell’Unione Europea, ferme al 2001. Alcuni articoli sono scritti in modo vago e potrebbero dare adito a interpretazioni da parte degli stati membri; lo scontro era soprattutto su due articoli, l’11 e il 13. Per la maggioranza potrebbero avere conseguenze pericolose per la libera circolazione delle informazioni , mentre per altri sono la soluzione adeguata per tutelare i produttori dei contenuti.Salisbury: la saga-farsa del Novichok continuaSabato 30 giugno, un uomo e una donna di nazionalita' britannica hanno perso i sensi nella cittadina britannica di Amesbury, a 12 km da Salisbury. L'uomo,Charlie Rowley, sulla quarantina, era un noto tossicodipendente da eroina.Tuttavia, ad informare della vicenda, le autorita' ci hanno pensato solo ieri, mercoledi' 4 luglio. Mentre il neo appuntato Capo delle Operazioni speciali Anti Terrorismo Neil Basu mostra un po' di cautela, a fare un immediato collegamento con la vicenda di Sergey e Yulia Skripal ci pensano sia il laboratorio militare di Porton Down, a pochi chilometri dall’accaduto, e che parla subito del gas Novichok, sia la stampa britannica mainstream, sia le autorita' governative, nella persona del Ministro dell'interno Sajid Javid , che si è espresso in questi termini: "la vicenda segue il barbaro attacco di Salisbury". L'ex ambasciatore britannico, Craig Murray, ironizza: “Tutto questo avviene proprio in un momento in cui i media sono costretti a mostrare, loro malgrado, in occasione dei mondiali, che la Russia è un paese interessante e civile come tanti altri”. Normale insomma.L’ex presidente dell’Ecuador, Rafael Correa, incriminato per sequestro di persona.Il procuratore generale di Ecuador ha spiccato un mandato di cattura per l’arresto di Rafael Correa, ex presidente dal 2007 al 2017, chiedendo l’intervento dell’Interpol. Accusa: associazione criminale e sequestro di un avversario politico. Correa, che vive ora in Belgio con la famiglia, respinge le accuse definendole una farsa. Correa diede rifugio, nella sua ambasciata di Londra, a Julian Assange. Il suo successore, Lenin Moreno, ha appena siglato un patto di sicurezza con gli Stati Uniti. E ha definito Assange un hacker, restringendo le sue libertà. Per ora non lo ha consegnato alla polizia inglese, consapevole della probabile protesta popolare in Ecuador e nel mondo interoSiria: l’esercito di Bashar avanza. Iran e Austria dialogano. Continua l'avanzata dell'esercito siriano, che ieri, mercoledi' 4 luglio, ha inflitto una pesante sconfitta nei confronti di Jabhat al-Nusra nel territorio ad est di Daraa. I terroristi hanno sofferto perdite in termine di combattenti uccisi, rifugi ed equipaggiamenti distrutti. Nel frattempo, in quel di Vienna, nell'ambito di una conferenza stampa congiunta col Cancelliere austriaco Sebastian Kurz, Il presidente iraniano Hassan Rouhani ha ribadito"Teheran sara' al fianco della Siria fino alla completa eliminazione del terrorismo. Il futuro della Siria sarà deciso dal popolo siriano. L'Iran, "assieme a Russia e Turchia" ha continuato Rouhani, continuera' gli sforzi diplomatici dei colloqui di Astana' per trovare una soluzione alla crisi". Il presidente iraniano ha inoltre sottolineato come Daesh ed altre organizzazioni teroristiche siano state sconfitte nonostante il supporto dato loro da USA ed Israele. La soluzione alla crisi siriana era proprio al centro dei colloqui di ieri fra Austria ed Iran. USA: invasione militare del Venezuela? La Associated Press ha rivelato ieri, mercoledi' 4 luglio, presunte dichiarazioni del presidente americano Donald Trump rilasciate nell'agosto dell'anno scorso circa una invasione militare del Venezuela. La rivelazione, non casualmente fatta filtrare con grande ritardo, è tuttavia anonima. Secondo l'agenzia sia l'allora Segretario di stato Rex Tillerson, che il consulente per la sicurezza McMaster, partecipanti all'incontro segreto alla Casa Bianca, sarebbe stati d’accordo nel fermare il progetto. Eppure dichiarazioni pubbliche successive dello stesso Tillerson, compiacenti verso un colpo di Stato militare a Caracas, dimostrarono esattamente il contrario. Il nuovo segretario di stato Mike Pompeo, sta collocato su questa lunghezza d’onda. A maggio di quest'anno, infatti ha discusso con la Colombia del presidente Santos - neo entrata in cooperazione con laNATO - l'ipotesi di un fronte comune contro il Venezuela di Maduro. La casa Bianca si rifiuta di commentare le indiscrezioni. Mentre il portavoce del consiglio Nazionale per la Sicurezza ribadisce che gli USA considereranno tutte opzioni per restaurare democrazia e stabilita' in Venezuela.

Pandora TVVia libera a un governo Lega-5 StelleIl Presidente Mattarella ha incaricato Giuseppe Conte di formare un governo Lega- 5Stelle. Decisione inevitabile in base al dettato costituzionale: il governo alla coalizione dei due partiti vincenti. Due giorni, forse più, di tempo per presentare la lista dei ministri. Percorso minato. Il discorso del neo premier è stato dignitoso: governo di cambiamento (ce n'è bisogno); avvocato difensore del popolo italiano (ne ha bisogno, bisogna solo vedere chi sono i suoi accusatori); fedele alle alleanze (Nato e Europa, rispondendo alla richiesta di Mattarella). Evidente il tentativo di “dare garanzie” internazionali ai proprietari del nostro debito e della nostra sovranità. I motivi sono evidenti. Ma lo spread è già salito a 200. E probabilmente salirà ancora: la minaccia deve restare incombente affinché i nuovi arrivati la sentano sul proprio collo minuto per minuto. La grande parte dei media italiani (con poche eccezioni) dileggia, ridicolizza sia il premier che la nuova maggioranza, sia il “contratto di governo” davanti al notaio. I motivi ci sono, per altro solo alcuni sinceri, ma resta il fatto, incontrovertibile, confermato dai recenti sondaggi, che la maggioranza degli Italiani vuole questo governo e che Mattarella non aveva scelta diversa da quella di farlo partire. Del resto ci si chiede dove fossero i commentatori, i politici avversari, mentre tutti i precedenti governi italiani producevano oltre 6 milioni di nuovi poveri e 2.350 miliardi di debito pubblico. In caso di default, sic stantibus rebus, sarebbe un disastro. Ma trattare una qualche modifica dei trattati europei, nelle attuali condizioni e rapporti di forza, appare una strada sbarrata da schieramenti di cannoni. ...Israele prepara nuove bombe sulla Flottiglia della LibertàIsraele ha bombardato, mercoledi' 23 maggio, due imbarcazioni palestinesi che avrebbero dovuto accogliere la "Flottiglia della Liberta'", una coalizione internazionale che si batte contro il blocco imposto da Israele nel 2007. Salpate, martedi', dal porto di Copenhagen, le navi della flottiglia faranno scalo in diverse citta' europee prima di arrivare a Gaza cariche di aiuti umanitari fra circa due mesi. Nel frattempo, il Comitato palestinese contro l'embargo preparera' nuove imbarcazioni per l'accoglienza della Flottiglia, fa sapere il coordinatore, Allaa Batta. Israele ha immediatamente rivendicato l'attacco. "Pochi minuti fa, i nostri aerei da guerra hanno colpito le infrastrutture sotterranee di Hamas nel Nord della Striscia di Gaza, e due obiettivi appartenenti alle forze navali di Hamas", si legge in un comunicato delle Forze di difesa israeliane pubblicato il 23 maggio, alle 4.30 del mattino. ...Ue, Cina, Russia in difesa dell’accordo sul nucleare iranianoGermania e Cina sosterranno l'accordo nucleare iraniano nonostante il ritiro degli Stati Uniti. "L'accordo non è perfetto, ma le alternative sono ancora più incerte", ha dichiarato Angela Merkel in visita a Pechino, sottolineando che "le sanzioni potrebbero spingere alcune aziende europee a non fare più accordi economici con l'Iran, lasciando spazio ad altri paesi”. "La cancellazione dell'accordo compromette la pace e la stabilità nella regione", ha aggiunto il premier cinese Li Keqiang. Da Bruxelles, la Commissione congiunta sull'accordo del nucleare iraniano fa sapere che si riunirà a Vienna domani, 25 maggio. ....Lo scetticismo di TeheranScetticismo permane a Teheran. La Guida Suprema dell'Iran, Ali Khamenei, ha dettato all’Europa le proprie condizioni per preservare l’accordo sul nucleare del 2015. Negli ultimi due anni, ha precisato Khamenei, "gli Stati Uniti hanno violato il trattato più volte, ma in Europa tutti sono rimasti in silenzio”. "Non abbiamo conflitti con Regno Unito, Francia, Germania, ma non ci fidiamo più di loro”, ha sottolineato la guida religiosa che ha chiesto a Regno Unito, Francia e Germania di comprare petrolio iraniano e di non interferire negli affari della regione medio orientale. Per Khamenei, "l'Iran avrà il diritto di riprendere le sue attività nucleari nel caso in cui l’Europa non rispetti a pieno queste condizioni". E ha aggiunto: "Il nemico dell’Iran ha collocato le stanze della guerra nel Dipartimento del Tesoro, invece che nel Dipartimento della Difesa. Allo stesso modo, noi affronteremo il nemico colpendolo nel cuore dell'economia.” Dove sono gli Skripal?Dopo quasi tre mesi di totale silenzio, mercoledi' 23 maggio, Yulia Skripal e' comparsa in un breve video pubblicato dalla Reuters. "Sono arrivata nel Regno Unito il 3 marzo per far visita a mio padre. Risvegliatami dopo 20 giorni di coma, ho saputo che entrambi eravamo stati avvelenati", racconta Yulia. "Tuttora mi riesce difficile accettare l'idea che siamo stati vittime di un simile attacco. Sono scioccata dal fatto che sia stato usato un agente nervino", continua la ragazza, ma il richiamo alla versione di Londra suona forzato. "La guarigione e' stata lenta e molto dolorosa. Non voglio entrare nei dettagli, dirò solo che il trattamento è stato invasivo e profondamente debilitante." Yulia, la cui priorita', ora, e' quella di assistere il padre fino alla sua completa guarigione, spera, in futuro, di tornare a casa; "nel mio Paese", dice. Ringrazia l'ambasciata russa per l'offerta di aiuto, "ma in questo momento", afferma, "non sono pronta e non voglio accettarla". "Nessuno deve, ne' puo' parlare per noi, tranne noi stessi", conclude Yulia Skripal. Restano, e addirittura si rafforzano i dubbi sulla sicurezza di Yulia, che davanti alla telecamera sembra leggere la traduzione in russo di un testo inizialmente scritto in inglese. Un dettaglio importante che non e' sfuggito all'ambasciata russa a Londra. "Il Regno Unito deve permetterci di comunicare direttamente con Yulia, di accertarci che non sia trattenuta contro la sua volonta' e che le sue dichiarazioni non siano frutto di pressioni esterne", si legge in un comunicato scritto dell'ambasciata, che continua: “Per ora abbiamo motivo di sospettare il contrario". Anche il portavoce del Cremlino, Dmitrij Peskov, spiega che a Mosca non si hanno certezze sulle condizioni di Yulia. ...Guerra dei dazi: anche l’India contro gli USADopo Cina e Unione europea, anche l'India potrebbe rispondere alla guerra commerciale degli Stati Uniti. New Delhi ha infatti presentato un reclamo contro i nuovi dazi americani sull'acciaio e sull'alluminio all'Organizzazione mondiale del commercio, e ha richiesto l'avvio di consultazioni con la Casa Bianca nell'ambito del meccanismo di risoluzione delle controversie del WTO. "La decisione degli Stati Uniti danneggia gli interessi dell'India e non e' conforme alle norme del WTO", fa sapere New Delhi, che ha valutato il danno in 165 milioni di dollari. ...

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Pandora TVVia libera a un governo Lega-5 StelleIl Presidente Mattarella ha incaricato Giuseppe Conte di formare un governo Lega- 5Stelle. Decisione inevitabile in base al dettato costituzionale: il governo alla coalizione dei due partiti vincenti. Due giorni, forse più, di tempo per presentare la lista dei ministri. Percorso minato. Il discorso del neo premier è stato dignitoso: governo di cambiamento (ce n'è bisogno); avvocato difensore del popolo italiano (ne ha bisogno, bisogna solo vedere chi sono i suoi accusatori); fedele alle alleanze (Nato e Europa, rispondendo alla richiesta di Mattarella). Evidente il tentativo di “dare garanzie” internazionali ai proprietari del nostro debito e della nostra sovranità. I motivi sono evidenti. Ma lo spread è già salito a 200. E probabilmente salirà ancora: la minaccia deve restare incombente affinché i nuovi arrivati la sentano sul proprio collo minuto per minuto. La grande parte dei media italiani (con poche eccezioni) dileggia, ridicolizza sia il premier che la nuova maggioranza, sia il “contratto di governo” davanti al notaio. I motivi ci sono, per altro solo alcuni sinceri, ma resta il fatto, incontrovertibile, confermato dai recenti sondaggi, che la maggioranza degli Italiani vuole questo governo e che Mattarella non aveva scelta diversa da quella di farlo partire. Del resto ci si chiede dove fossero i commentatori, i politici avversari, mentre tutti i precedenti governi italiani producevano oltre 6 milioni di nuovi poveri e 2.350 miliardi di debito pubblico. In caso di default, sic stantibus rebus, sarebbe un disastro. Ma trattare una qualche modifica dei trattati europei, nelle attuali condizioni e rapporti di forza, appare una strada sbarrata da schieramenti di cannoni. ...Israele prepara nuove bombe sulla Flottiglia della LibertàIsraele ha bombardato, mercoledi' 23 maggio, due imbarcazioni palestinesi che avrebbero dovuto accogliere la "Flottiglia della Liberta'", una coalizione internazionale che si batte contro il blocco imposto da Israele nel 2007. Salpate, martedi', dal porto di Copenhagen, le navi della flottiglia faranno scalo in diverse citta' europee prima di arrivare a Gaza cariche di aiuti umanitari fra circa due mesi. Nel frattempo, il Comitato palestinese contro l'embargo preparera' nuove imbarcazioni per l'accoglienza della Flottiglia, fa sapere il coordinatore, Allaa Batta. Israele ha immediatamente rivendicato l'attacco. "Pochi minuti fa, i nostri aerei da guerra hanno colpito le infrastrutture sotterranee di Hamas nel Nord della Striscia di Gaza, e due obiettivi appartenenti alle forze navali di Hamas", si legge in un comunicato delle Forze di difesa israeliane pubblicato il 23 maggio, alle 4.30 del mattino. ...Ue, Cina, Russia in difesa dell’accordo sul nucleare iranianoGermania e Cina sosterranno l'accordo nucleare iraniano nonostante il ritiro degli Stati Uniti. "L'accordo non è perfetto, ma le alternative sono ancora più incerte", ha dichiarato Angela Merkel in visita a Pechino, sottolineando che "le sanzioni potrebbero spingere alcune aziende europee a non fare più accordi economici con l'Iran, lasciando spazio ad altri paesi”. "La cancellazione dell'accordo compromette la pace e la stabilità nella regione", ha aggiunto il premier cinese Li Keqiang. Da Bruxelles, la Commissione congiunta sull'accordo del nucleare iraniano fa sapere che si riunirà a Vienna domani, 25 maggio. ....Lo scetticismo di TeheranScetticismo permane a Teheran. La Guida Suprema dell'Iran, Ali Khamenei, ha dettato all’Europa le proprie condizioni per preservare l’accordo sul nucleare del 2015. Negli ultimi due anni, ha precisato Khamenei, "gli Stati Uniti hanno violato il trattato più volte, ma in Europa tutti sono rimasti in silenzio”. "Non abbiamo conflitti con Regno Unito, Francia, Germania, ma non ci fidiamo più di loro”, ha sottolineato la guida religiosa che ha chiesto a Regno Unito, Francia e Germania di comprare petrolio iraniano e di non interferire negli affari della regione medio orientale. Per Khamenei, "l'Iran avrà il diritto di riprendere le sue attività nucleari nel caso in cui l’Europa non rispetti a pieno queste condizioni". E ha aggiunto: "Il nemico dell’Iran ha collocato le stanze della guerra nel Dipartimento del Tesoro, invece che nel Dipartimento della Difesa. Allo stesso modo, noi affronteremo il nemico colpendolo nel cuore dell'economia.” Dove sono gli Skripal?Dopo quasi tre mesi di totale silenzio, mercoledi' 23 maggio, Yulia Skripal e' comparsa in un breve video pubblicato dalla Reuters. "Sono arrivata nel Regno Unito il 3 marzo per far visita a mio padre. Risvegliatami dopo 20 giorni di coma, ho saputo che entrambi eravamo stati avvelenati", racconta Yulia. "Tuttora mi riesce difficile accettare l'idea che siamo stati vittime di un simile attacco. Sono scioccata dal fatto che sia stato usato un agente nervino", continua la ragazza, ma il richiamo alla versione di Londra suona forzato. "La guarigione e' stata lenta e molto dolorosa. Non voglio entrare nei dettagli, dirò solo che il trattamento è stato invasivo e profondamente debilitante." Yulia, la cui priorita', ora, e' quella di assistere il padre fino alla sua completa guarigione, spera, in futuro, di tornare a casa; "nel mio Paese", dice. Ringrazia l'ambasciata russa per l'offerta di aiuto, "ma in questo momento", afferma, "non sono pronta e non voglio accettarla". "Nessuno deve, ne' puo' parlare per noi, tranne noi stessi", conclude Yulia Skripal. Restano, e addirittura si rafforzano i dubbi sulla sicurezza di Yulia, che davanti alla telecamera sembra leggere la traduzione in russo di un testo inizialmente scritto in inglese. Un dettaglio importante che non e' sfuggito all'ambasciata russa a Londra. "Il Regno Unito deve permetterci di comunicare direttamente con Yulia, di accertarci che non sia trattenuta contro la sua volonta' e che le sue dichiarazioni non siano frutto di pressioni esterne", si legge in un comunicato scritto dell'ambasciata, che continua: “Per ora abbiamo motivo di sospettare il contrario". Anche il portavoce del Cremlino, Dmitrij Peskov, spiega che a Mosca non si hanno certezze sulle condizioni di Yulia. ...Guerra dei dazi: anche l’India contro gli USADopo Cina e Unione europea, anche l'India potrebbe rispondere alla guerra commerciale degli Stati Uniti. New Delhi ha infatti presentato un reclamo contro i nuovi dazi americani sull'acciaio e sull'alluminio all'Organizzazione mondiale del commercio, e ha richiesto l'avvio di consultazioni con la Casa Bianca nell'ambito del meccanismo di risoluzione delle controversie del WTO. "La decisione degli Stati Uniti danneggia gli interessi dell'India e non e' conforme alle norme del WTO", fa sapere New Delhi, che ha valutato il danno in 165 milioni di dollari. ...

New twists continue to emerge in the Mueller investigation, including the FBI spying on the Trump campaign and payments received by Michael Cohen on behalf of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to arrange talks between him with Trump. Meanwhile, Yulia Skripal has given her first interview since waking up from a coma after a poisoning that became a hotly contested flashpoint for relations between Russia and the West. Wednesday is Loud & Clear’s regular segment Beyond Nuclear, looking at nuclear issues including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Today, the hosts interview award-winning anti-nuclear activists about their work. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear; Terry Lodge, anti-nuclear attorney and 2018 awardee of the Judith Johnsrood Unsung Hero Award; and David Kraft, co-founder of the Nuclear Energy Information Service and 2017 awardee of the Judith Johnsrud Unsung Hero Award, join the show. The House of Representatives yesterday approved a plan to roll back banking regulations in response to the 2008 financial crisis. The Senate already had approved the measure, which now goes to President Trump for his signature. The measure leaves the central structure of Dodd-Frank in place, but is the most significant weakening of the law since it was passed a decade ago. Brian and John speak with Brad Birkenfeld, a whistleblower who exposed billions of dollars of financial fraud committed by banking giant UBS and the author of “Lucifer’s Banker: The Untold Story of How I Destroyed Swiss Bank Secrecy,” whose work is at lucifersbanker.com. A high-level Syrian official has dismissed the idea that Iran would withdraw its troops from Syria, which are intervening on the side of the country’s government. An Iranian withdrawal from Syria is one of the demands listed in Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “Plan B” war speech earlier this week. Ambassador Peter Ford, the former British Ambassador to Syria, joins the show. Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA operative and militant Cuban exile, died yesterday in Miami. Carriles was accused of organizing a string of hotel bombings in Cuba in 1997 and of engineering a 1976 airline bombing in Cuba that killed 73 people. Human rights and transparency activists reacted to Carilles’ death by calling him “an unrepentant terrorist and a Frankenstein monster created by the CIA.” Gloria La Riva, the Peace and Freedom Party’s 2018 California gubernatorial candidate, and Andrés Gómez, the Coordinator of the Antonio Maceo Brigade, join Brian and John. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday that he would expel the top two US diplomats in Caracas, giving them 48 hours to leave the country. This apparently was in response to a statement by the State Department called Maduro a “dictator”. He said, however, said that the US Embassy has overseen a military, economic, and political conspiracy to overthrow him. Secretary of State Pompeo said that the US would respond proportionally. Meanwhile, the Lima Group of 14 nations said that he would “limit” diplomatic contacts with Venezuela. Jeanette Charles, a writer, editor, and solidarity liaison with Venezuelanalysis.com, joins the show.President Trump opened the door yesterday to a phased dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, backing away from his earlier demand that Kim Jong Un abandon his arsenal without any American concessions. This new flexibility seems to have put the president at odds with his own National Security Advisor.

When you hear about people being killed by chemical weapons in Syria, do you say, “Oh, those people are just crazy over there!” Or perhaps you take a minute to feel sorry for them. But then, you tune it out, don’t you? You think Syria is far away, so it’s not going to affect your life, right? Well, think again. Unrest in Syria and Iraq is driving terrorists and chemical weapons to expand all over the globe. A chemical weapons team is investigating and analyzing the chemicals used in Syria, just as they did the chemicals used to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the U.K., while Russia stonewalls and denies any involvement. This episode of The Terrorist Therapist Show, takes you on a journey of highlights of chemical weapons attacks in Syria - reminding you how it all began, so you can put the current events in context. And you’ll hear what it’s really like to be on the frontlines - putting faces to the Syrian people living in constant fear. For example, Mustafa, an underground shopkeeper in his 20s, says, “I feel I am living in a grave, forgotten." The war on terror in the west has mostly consisted of ramming attacks, knives, explosives and suicide bombers, but chemical weapons could be next. While you’e reading this, they may be heading towards a neighborhood near you.

"Assembly Line Hangings" Hosts: Vicky Davis, Darren Weeks COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AND CREDITS AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22115-govern-america-april-14-2018-assembly-line-hangings The Skripal poisoning story, used to villainize the Russians, has fallen apart, as the Skripals are now on their road to recovery. Numerous questions remain unanswered about how three people could be gassed with what has been called the deadly agent, Novichok, and fully recover just days later. Why are the Brits and the CIA working to give the Skripals a new identity? Why is the daughter, Yulia Skripal, who we are now told has been released from the hospital, being kept out of the limelight and away from the public? Why not allow the public to hear what happened from the people who would know best? In the wake of this questionable event, allegations again surface that Bashar Al-Assad gassed his own people. The timing of this attack comes just after Trump demanded of his aids that U.S. troops be withdrawn from Syria. We talk about the battle going on behind the scenes, by the deep state, to control the presidency and dictate foreign policy. As the battle rages within the White House, Trump orders the another bombing of Syria. Other than a video of people being hosed down, what evidence exists that the attack even took place? What would Assad's motive be for gassing civilians and inciting the ire of his enemies when he is winning the war against the rebels? And just who are the rebels that the U.S. is backing over there? Are we being told the truth? We examine the current incident in light of similar incidents in the past. What is the significance of hitting the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center? Trump's attorney Michael Cohen was raided this week, with documents being seized related to the Stormy Daniels scandal. Could a "wag the dog" scenario also be in play? India seeks to scan the eyes, face, and fingerprints of its entire population for entry into a database that would be used every time a person makes a purchase. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to establish a searchable database of U.S. media influencers — including alternative media, bloggers, podcasters, columnists, and talk show hosts. Also, Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress regarding the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal. We explain the connection between Facebook and Palantir Technologies, and connect the dots to DARPA's 2003 Lifelog program.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the raid on Cohen's offices was likely the result of a concern that documents and evidence would be destroyed.Then, on the rest of the menu, over 300,000 Americans vow to protest in every state when Trump fires Mueller; the Special Counsel is probing a Ukrainian billionaire's 2015 payment to the Trump Organization, that was solicited by Michael Cohen; and, Yulia Skripal, poisoned along with her former Russian agent father, has left a British hospital. After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Trump promised to eliminate the deficit, but it's set to rise to $1 trillion instead; and, a Holocaust survivor says Trump's America is just like Berlin of 1929.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appetit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and to make plans.” ― Ernest Hemingway "A Moveable Feast"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/10/1755819/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Tarrytown-Chowder-Tuesdays

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss reports of the latest chemical attack to occur in Syria, this time in the city of Douma. Occurring just days after President Trump indicated a desire to exit Syria, what impact will this event have on the Trump administration's Syria policy moving forward?Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)Charlotte Tschider - Affiliated Professor for the Mitchell Hamline School of Law | Topic: #Cybersecurity and Who Deserves Blame Regarding Facebook?James O'Neill - Geopolitical Analyst | Topic: The Rapidly Evolving #Skripal StoryLuke Rosiak [in-studio] - Reporter at the Daily Caller | Topic: The ongoing saga of the Awan BrothersRay McGovern - Former CIA Officer | Topic: Chemical Attacks in SyriaMaram Susli - Member of Hands Off Syria (A Political Movement in Australia) | Topic: SyriaRecent revelations about Facebook have brought massive media attention and scrutiny to both the tech giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While Facebook has made clear mistakes, are members of the public also to blame for voluntarily offering up so much of their private data? Charlotte Tschider, an Affiliated Professor at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law and cybersecurity expert, joins Fault Lines to discuss these topics.The poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal remains a fluid news story as new details seem to bring more questions and uncertainty to the case. Geopolitical analyst James O'Neill recently wrote an article about what he refers to as the rapidly evolving Skripal story, and he joins the program to discuss his piece.One of the most buried stories of the past few years has been the ongoing saga of the Awan Brothers and the security threats they posed to members of Congress. Luke Rosiak has been the leading reporter investigating the Awan Brothers, and today he rejoins Garland and Lee in-studio to continue delving into this shocking scandal.

Today we condemn the deplorable statements made by California Senator Kamala Harris regarding the assassination of President Trump, and explain how her comment, previous references by others, and death threats against our ministry, all are a representation of the murderous spirit the communist left harbors against Christians. Later, we discuss the "miraculous" recovery of Yulia Skripal as the Salisbury story sandwiches into sawdust, and Fior speaks with a Pro-Life Disney princess.

Today we condemn the deplorable statements made by California Senator Kamala Harris regarding the assassination of President Trump, and explain how her comment, previous references by others, and death threats against our ministry, all are a representation of the murderous spirit the communist left harbors against Christians. Later, we discuss the "miraculous" recovery of Yulia Skripal as the Salisbury story sandwiches into sawdust, and Fior speaks with a Pro-Life Disney princess.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, and Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News and Criminal Legal News.Today, the weekly series “Criminal Injustice” continues, where the hosts discuss the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country, including the murder by NYPD of Saheed Vassell, a man known by cops and the community to be mentally ill. Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. After he was killed, there were uprisings in dozens of cities, though these powerful rebellions have been falsely portrayed as opportunistic and materialistic looting and rioting. What were the social movements at the time of the assassination of Dr. King and what kind of oppression caused the Black community to rise up after this assassination? Malik Rahim, a former Black Panther and a longtime housing and prison activist in Louisiana who gained widespread attention as an important community organizer in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, joins the show. Yulia Skripal, who last month was poisoned in the UK with her father, a Russian double agent, is finally recovering. She said she feels stronger each day, but is still disoriented. The British government has said the Skripals were poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. Absent any proof, however, British scientists and politicians have backed off that claim. Brian and John speak with Dr. Piers Robinson, the chairman of the politics, society, and political journalism department at the University of Sheffield and the author of “Routledge Handbook of Media, Conflict and Security.” The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled last night that former president Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva can be sent to prison while he appeals his conviction on corruption charges. Lula said that the 6-5 ruling was an underhanded ploy to keep him off the ballot. He is currently leading in presidential preference polls. Earlier yesterday, a Brazilian general threatened a military coup if Lula was not imprisoned. Ada Siqueira, a member of Brazilian Expats for Democracy and Social Justice, joins the show. Major teachers strikes continue in Oklahoma and Kentucky, even though the Oklahoma state legislature has agreed to increase teachers salaries. The teachers are striking due to pensions, class sizes, classroom supplies, up-to-date textbooks, and respect. Liz Davis, President of the Washington Teachers Union who has taught in DC public schools for 41 years, joins Brian and John. Facebook executives announced yesterday that at least 87 million users had their personal data harvested secretly by data firm Cambridge Analytica. The number is far higher than Facebook had previously admitted. The company responded by saying that it would adopt Europe’s stricter privacy policies for the US. But Congress wants CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify. Dr. Robert Epstein, the Senior Research Psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, and Bill Binney, a former NSA technical director who became a legendary national security whistleblower, join the show.A group of retired veteran intelligence, law enforcement, and military professionals yesterday delivered a letter to the Ecuadorian Ambassador to the United States asking that his country allow Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to have internet access and permission for him to receive visitors. Assange has been cut off from the outside world for two weeks now after he commented on Twitter about Catalonian elections. Brian speaks with John about delivering the letter to the embassy yesterday.

Jacqui and Iain have the latest on Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-semitism woes, they discuss whether Russia should be given consular access to Yulia Skripal and Iain recalls when Jacqui told a journalist to ‘F’ off. Iain lays into boxing and suggests it should be banned, while Jacqui makes some very sweary revelations and tears into the teary Aussie cricketing wimps, all while she’s sitting in a Premier Inn car park in Weymouth. Really.

Darrell Castle examines the questions of who poisoned the Skripals and where the evidence is that Russia did it. Transcript / Notes WHO POISONED THE SKRIPALS Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report.  Today is Friday, March 30, 2018, and more importantly, this is Good Friday, or the Friday before Easter.   This is good news day and if there is good news out there I will find it today.  First though, we have to talk and wonder, about the Skripals and who poisoned them.  Were they actually poisoned?  It's hard to be sure in our world because no government, and virtually no media, can be trusted to report the truth. Something that we can be certain of, is that on Sunday, March 18, Vladimir Putin was re-elected as the leader of Russia.  That's no surprise at all, because although Russia pretends to have Western-style democracy, there is always only one candidate with any chance to win.  Just before the election, the news about Sergei Skripal, age 66, and his daughter Yulia Skripal, age 33, being poisoned became Front Page news around the world. There are many questions that need to be answered about the Skirpals, and many things make the apparent attack on them seem very odd indeed.  I said apparent attack because it's best not to take anything involving government at face value.  The official narrative released to the press and to the people of the world, is full of holes and raises more questions than it answers.  The first question is why the government of Great Britain thinks that Russia was behind the attack.  Britain, through its foreign minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Teresa May, said it's “highly likely” that Russia did it. So if it is highly likely that Russia did it, why won't the British government allow the recovered nerve agent to be examined by Russian scientists and by the Convention for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to which all nations involved are parties?  Article 9 Section 2 of the Convention reads as follows: “Without prejudice to the right of any State Party to request a challenge inspection, State Parties should, whenever possible, first make every effort to clarify and resolve, through exchange of information and consultations among themselves, any matter which may cause doubt about compliance with this convention, or which gives rise to concerns about a related matter which may be considered ambiguous.  A State Party which receives a request from another State Party for clarification of any matter which the requesting State Party believes causes such a doubt or concern shall provide the requesting State Party as soon as possible, but in any case not later than 10 days after the request, with information sufficient to answer the doubt or concern raised along with an explanation of how the information provided resolves the matter.” That section says to me that when the evidence of an accusation of a breach of the Convention is requested, the evidence must be provided within 10 days.  Russia and Britain agreed to this Convention, and it required them to destroy chemical weapons stocks in order to be in compliance.  Russia says it destroyed all stocks under UN ,and even United States, observation.  Russia has denied the poisoning and requested the evidence, but no evidence has been forthcoming. Great Britain said to Russia and the world that these people were on British soil and were poisoned with a nerve agent called Novichok, which is made in Russia and nowhere else.  It's true that Novichok is very deadly, and that it was invented by Russia in the 1970's, but that was at least 30 years ago. Wouldn't it be very easy for someone else to have acquired it, including those involved in the destruction of the Russian chemical weapons stockpiles?  There even seems to be evidence that the Iranians were working on production.  We have seen that the Convention, which was set up and agreed to as a method for handling such disputes, requires that an accused nation be given the right to...

This week we cover the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the U.K. and go through the timeline of what is most likely Russia's latest extrajudicial killing in a foreign state. We also take a quick look at the Cambridge Analytica story and make a geographically-based "Just like you Mum" joke. Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories at http://episto.org/ Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/conspiracism) or Podbean (http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79) pages? Contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com

Jay Elwes takes a deep dive into the aftermath of the attempted assassination in Salisbury of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. Why has this happened? Can we be certain Russia is behind it? What is Putin's game? Featuring comment from Jonathan Eyal, one of Britain's most experienced Russia experts, Pauline Neville-Jones, the former head of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee, and Anatol Lieven of Georgetown University, this edition goes deep into the world of espionage, disinformation and the strange logic of the man behind it all—Vladimir Putin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Russian elections ended in victory for Vladimir Putin this Sunday, who will now serve his fourth presidential term since 2000. As Western governments continue to push the deterioration of relations with Russia, what are the political stakes for the Russian government in what is likely Putin’s last term? How does the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, and the immediate push to blame Russia, factor into the possibility of armed conflict? We are joined by Brian Becker, host of Loud and Clear on Radio Sputnik and National Coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, to discuss the increasingly tense situation between Russia and Western powers.Israel makes a move to officially define the country as a Jewish nation-state. The bill that has been known as “Zionism’s flagship bill” has been fast-tracked for approval by the Knesset. It would enshrine Israel officially as an Apartheid state. This comes on the heels of legislation revoking the residency rights of Palestinians who engage in so-called “anti-Israel activities.” Is the Zionist settler-colonial project reaching an end game, and what does this mean for the Palestinian people? Dan Cohen, an independent journalist and filmmaker, weighs in on the current legislation and the state of Zionism today.

"Empire of Deception" Hosts: Vicky Davis & Darren Weeks COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AND CREDITS AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22110-govern-america-march-17-2018-empire-of-deception Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and possibly on Chinese imports. Are they being used as a negotiating tool? Is production being ramped up in preparation for a new war? Or is it the unraveling of the global supply chain? Trump calls for the weaponization of space. The swamp is fully in charge. We examine the shakeups in the Trump administration and the horrible choices for key posts. Bloodthirsty neocon war hawks, and a goon who should be tried for war crimes have been placed in elevated positions within the administration. Is torture a viable method for thwarting terrorism? We debate the issue. Inclusive Capitalism and creating markets for the destitute countries and people. We dissect the words of former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, as he testified before Congress this past week on the subject of failed states. What progress has been made from the multiple trillions of dollars of foreign aid that has been blown from the taxpayers into failed and failing nation states? We pull the covers off Cameron's scam that he is pitching to Congress. Engineering genes to facilitate higher IQs: is it ethical? Is it a form of mind control? Would it be even be considered if the public school systems weren't purposely engineered to dumb down society in favor of workforce development programs? We do a deep dive into the allegations and accusations against Russia on the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, a spy and his daughter. Is this being used as another pretense to further incite the Russians into another conflict? We are now told that the Russians have targeted the U.S. power grid, in addition to the myriad of other accusations. Also, wind turbines on water towers make the power go sour, and Disney's CEO wants their shareholder meeting to be a small world after all.