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Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks
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Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks

February 10, 2020

February 6th, 2019. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released a statement on the leaks…

American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin
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American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin

January 29, 2020

PICTURED: Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Photo credit: Veterans Today. All Rights Reserved. GHAZNI, Afghanistan. January 27th, 2020. Veterans Today…

Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected
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Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected

January 12, 2020

CARACAS February 2nd, 2019. PICTURED: Juan Guaido at an anti-Maduro protest in the Venezuelan Capital. Photo credit Alex Cocopro…

Juan Guaido Unable to Secure Re-Election as National Assembly President – Can No Longer Hold Interim-Presidency.
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Juan Guaido Unable to Secure Re-Election as National Assembly President – Can No Longer Hold Interim-Presidency.

January 7, 2020July 24, 2023

In a vote to determine the country’s next president of the National Assembly, equivalent to U.S. Speaker of the…

Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring
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Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring

December 27, 2019January 22, 2024

American archaeologist and expert in Middle and Near Eastern antiquities Alexander Nagel presented findings in a workshop organized by…

DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile
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DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile

December 18, 2019July 24, 2023

According to a press release from the Pentagon, the United States has just test-fired a prototype missile from the…

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Secret Documents Show That Lofty Ideals And International Authority Can’t Save Uighurs

November 25, 2019

Washington, July 2009. PICTURED: American Uighurs rally outside the White House in an anti-China protest following the Urumqi riots…

With No Evidence Of Election Fraud, US Politicians And Election Monitors Have Incited A Coup D’état In Bolivia
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With No Evidence Of Election Fraud, US Politicians And Election Monitors Have Incited A Coup D’état In Bolivia

November 13, 2019August 1, 2023

Evo Morales, the now-Former President of Bolivia, arrived in Mexico today with his former-Vice President and announced, “my ideology…

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At The United Nations GA Meeting, Saudi Arabia Bears A Legendary Amount Of False Witness

September 27, 2019

PICTURED: President Trump speaks in the UN general assembly auditorium; the 74th such assembly. New York City, USA. Thursday…

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More Trouble With Boats – U.S. Issues Seizure Warrant For Iranian Oil Tanker

August 19, 2019

PICTURED: Grace 1 anchored off port in Haifa, Israel, Aug 26th, 2017. Gibraltar, August 18th, 2019. Earlier in July,…

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Who’s Got Whom? Britain And Iran Rattle Sabers Over The Mutual Seizing Of Tankers

July 28, 2019

PICTURED: Grace 1 anchored off port in Haifa, Israel, Aug 26th, 2017. Strait of Hormuz, July 19th, 2019. In…

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UN Resolves That US Sanctions Are A Human Rights Violation, But Needs To Take Action On Their Criminality

July 21, 2019

Geneva, Switzerland, July 15th, 2019. The 41st session of the United Nations Council on Human Rights adopts a resolution…

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Examining The Case For Iranian (Or American) Foul Play In The Strait Of Hormuz

June 16, 2019

PICTURED: A crew member of Kokuka Courage receiving treatment from U.S. Naval members of the USS Bainbridge, one of…

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Tehran Plays David As Europe Rushes To Relieve Pressure From Goliath’s Crippling Sanctions

June 11, 2019

PICTURED: Mohammad Javad Zarif during the Munich Security Conference 2019. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons, CC license, Germany. Monday, Jun…

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Only 18% Of Germans Feel They Can Exercise Free Speech In Public – 34% Among Friends

May 30, 2019

A survey conducted by the Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach and published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, demonstrated that only…

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UPDATE: French Journalists Questioned Over Classified Military Leak Could Face Jail Time And Fines

May 23, 2019

On Monday, World at Large reported on the story of three French journalists who, after managing to get a…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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US Forces Bomb Somalia for the 90th Time This Year: Has it Helped?

Andy Corbley November 11, 2025

“In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on Nov.…

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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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