Geopolitical mosaic: W. Klitschko wants to become president of Ukraine, in Estonia they will soon be banned from speaking, and the Russians killed Kennedy, organized Al-Qaeda and staged the “Arab Spring”
Killers children. - UN Chemical Experts arms will come to Syria. - CNN complains of a Syrian hacker attack. - Ukrainian airlines supply weapons to Syrian militants? - The terrorist attack in Beirut. - In Egypt, introduced a state of emergency. - Egyptian tourism is canceled. - The dead and wounded. - Cancellation of the "Bright Star". - Russians are not allowed there. - Chinese Gorbachev will not. - The UN has no money to feed the hungry North Koreans. - 15 August died by Jacques Verger. - “Every Lithuanian is useful.” - In Estonia, the campaign to combat namesakes continues. - Pass the weather forecast from Estonia - you will sit in the jail for treason. - Vitali Klitschko wants to be president. - "The true attitude." - The Germans will not see German gold in the USA. - Complete failure. - You do not like the NSA? Lose business. - The sensational recognition of "Google." - Manning apologized to the United States. - 2776 violations. “The Russians killed Kennedy, organized al-Qaeda, and staged the Arab Spring.” - Put Russia in the service of America did not work.
Killers children. According to SANA, a new crime once again exposed the essence of armed extremist groups. A video appeared on social networks in which boys aged no older than 13 have been executed by militants just because they live in areas that support legitimate authority.
A member of the extremist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham, belonging to Al-Qaeda, read the sentence. Then, to the cries of “Allah Akbar,” the boys are shot.
UN experts on chemical weapons will arrive in Syria. Damascus agreed to accept a team of UN experts on chemical weapons. "The UN Secretary-General is pleased to announce that the Syrian government has officially agreed with the modalities of cooperation necessary for the proper, safe and effective work of the mission," the statement says. The official representative of the UN Secretary General, Martin Nesirki, confirmed that the team, led by the Swedish professor Oka Selstrem, will stay in Syria for at least 14 days. This period may be extended by mutual agreement. "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
By agreement with the SAR government, inspectors will investigate three alleged chemical attacks. One of the objects of investigation will be Khan el-Asal, where, according to the Syrian and Russian authorities, the militants used sarin on 19 in March.
The UN has claims about 13 attacks using poisonous substances.
CNN complains of a Syrian hacker attack. The CNN site yesterday was subjected to a cyber attack by the Syrian Electronic Army organization. This was stated by the official representative of CNN, Matt Dornik, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Pilshchikov.
Hackers gained control over the Outbrain service that serves the television company's website. They reconfigured some links so that they redirect users to the page of the Syrian e-army.
The American media notes that the Washington Post and Time websites have undergone a similar attack.
Representatives of "Outbrain" acknowledged that hackers gained temporary control over the service. According to them, this happened after some employees of the company responded to letters asking for data to gain access to the systems. Such messages, as if sent out by the company's management, were sent by the participants of the Syrian e-army.
Ukrainian airlines supply weapons to Syrian militants? Sergey Kosyakov ("Deutsche Welle") writes that the newspaper The New York Times reported on the participation of Ukrainian airlines in the supply of weapons to the Syrian opposition. According to the American edition, airplanes with ammunition flying the flag of Ukraine made flights from Sudan to the west of Turkey.
Two unnamed representatives of the American authorities claim that cargo planes under the Ukrainian flag brought weapons and ammunition for the Syrian opposition from Sudan. According to the local flight control service, at least three Ukrainian air transport companies transported military cargo from Khartoum to the airport in western Turkey this year.
Sources of supply are not clear.
Military experts suspect Sudan of supporting Syrian opposition with Chinese-made weapons, including sniper rifles and anti-tank missiles.
According to The New York Times, two of the three Ukrainian airlines that allegedly operated flights from Sudan, in a telephone conversation, rejected involvement in the transport of weapons. Journalists could not be contacted with the third air carrier.
The terrorist attack in Beirut. The UN Security Council yesterday pointed out to Lebanon’s political forces the importance of adhering to a policy of non-intervention in the conflict in neighboring Syria, which lasted more than two years. The reminder was made in the light of the last terrorist attack in the south of Beirut, as a result of which 18 people died, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg Zelenin.
The Security Council expressed sympathy for the victims of the terrorist attack and called on the Lebanese to "maintain national unity in the face of attempts to undermine the stability of the country."
Corr. ITAR-TASS recalls that the terrorist attack was committed in the south of Beirut, near the headquarters of Hezbollah, which openly supports Bashar al-Assad. Killed 18 people, 291 was injured.
The President of Lebanon blamed Israel for what happened and said that the Jewish state "is trying to undermine the stability and resilience of the Lebanese people, especially on the anniversary of the end of the July war (2006 of the year. - Corr.)."
As noted by MIGnews.com, the Lebanese media have distributed a video in the network in which a group calling itself “Aisha, the mother of the faithful — Brigades for Foreign Missions” takes responsibility for the Beirut bombing.
In the video - three masked. Behind their backs is a poster: "There is no God but Allah." A man accuses Hassan Nasrallah in collaboration with Iran and Israel. The terrorists said that they had previously warned Nasrallah that they were fighting with him, and that this was their second action against Hezbollah. They warned that we should expect new explosions in the Lebanese capital.
Egypt introduced a state of emergency. The Egyptian government announced a one-month state of emergency. The corresponding decree was signed by the interim president Adly Mansur, reports "RT" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The Mansur’s decree notes that “due to deliberate acts of sabotage and attacks on public and private enterprises by members of extremist groups and organizations, as well as civilian deaths, the ARE military forces and the police must take all necessary measures to maintain security in the country, protect law and order, ensuring the safety of public and private property and protecting the lives of citizens ”.
The introduction of a state of emergency provides for unlimited powers of the army and security forces. The Cabinet of Ministers of Egypt ordered the introduction of a curfew in the country. He will operate from 21.00 to 6: 00 in the morning on the territory of Cairo and 10 more provinces of the country. However, tourist resort areas can be removed from its operation.
"RT" recalls that the state of emergency has operated in Egypt for thirty years and was canceled last year by the Mursi who came to power.
As for tourists, here, it seems, Egypt is waiting for an economic disaster.
Egyptian tourism is canceled. As the "Voice of Russia", Russian travel agents and tour operators are advised to halt the promotion and sale of tourist products until the situation in Egypt normalizes. This is stated in the information letter "Rostourism".
Russian tourists have the unconditional right to demand termination of the contract with the tour operator. When returning the voucher, the full cost of the tour should be returned to the tourist before the start of the trip.
Also, the Emergency Situations Ministry declared their readiness to evacuate Russian citizens, if necessary, of which there are about 50 thousands in this country. But for now, according to Russian diplomats, this is not about this.
Dead and wounded. The victims of the unrest in Cairo on August 14 were at least 638 people. According to "Lenta.ru" With reference to the Associated Press, the Egyptian Ministry of Health published the data on the death toll last night.
In clashes, an 3994 man was injured. Only the dead and injured 14 of August are reported. The clashes between the protesters and the police continued the next day.
Supporters of Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood stormed the government building on the outskirts of Cairo and blocked a major highway. In turn, the new authorities of Egypt allowed the police to use live ammunition to protect government agencies and self-defense.
Lenta reports that at the insistence of Britain, France and Australia, it was decided to hold an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Egypt.
Responded to the situation in Egypt and America.
Cancel the "Bright Star". Barack Obama announced yesterday that his country was refusing to participate in the “Bright Star” military exercises held annually with Egypt. The speech of the American President was broadcast live on Al-Jazeera, reports "Lenta.ru".
It is noted that, at the same time, the President of the United States did not begin to abolish or reduce military and financial assistance to Cairo (it annually amounts to approximately $ 1,3 billion).
He also urged the parties to the conflict not to shift the blame for what is happening on the United States, since "only the people of Egypt can determine their own destiny."
The American leader again refrained from calling the Mursi dismissal a military coup. Thanks to this subtle approach, the US administration has a legal opportunity to cooperate with the new Egyptian authorities. American laws do not allow the US president to maintain full-fledged relations with the government that came to power as a result of a military coup.
Egypt is the second recipient of American military and financial aid after Israel. Cairo is one of the most important US partners in the region.
Russian is not allowed there. Specialists of the working group of the Zvezdochka ship repair center in Severodvinsk, where the submarine Sindurakshak, which sank in the port of the Indian city of Mumbai, underwent repairs and modernization, is not allowed to the scene of the accident for the third day. About it ITAR-TASS correspondent Alexander Antipin told the representative of the Russian working group located in India.
“I was told that we would not be allowed in the near future,” he said. “All my attempts are in vain.”
According to the channel "IBN-EN", the process of pumping water from the submarine compartments can take from a day to two, and the whole rescue operation may take about a month. The operation continues to detect the crew members 18 who were aboard the submarine at the time of the accident.
Rescue operations are difficult due to poor visibility under water.
As noted by "Russian newspaper" with reference to the RIA "News“, An explosion aboard a submarine could cause a powerful release of hydrogen when charging batteries. For this reason, there was already an explosion aboard the boat - in 2010.
According to an unnamed source in the Indian Navy, the Sindurakshak has 500 batteries and needs to be recharged every few months. Recharging requires a large number of technical staff. This just can explain the number of people that at night were on the submarine, who was not on duty.
Chinese Gorbachev will not. Matt Schiavenza ("The Atlantic"; source abbr. translation - "Inopressa") wondered: where is the Chinese Gorbachev?
In his hope to see the ghost of Gorbachev in China, Western states are counting on the current chairman of the PRC, Xi Jinping. Matt Schiavenza notes that the “Chinese Gorbachev syndrome” is awakened in the West whenever the leadership changes in Beijing.
However, "China interprets the collapse of the USSR in a completely different way than the West, and especially the USA."
If in Europe and the United States Gorbachev is considered a hero, in China he is "associated with a catastrophe, from which an instructive lesson should be learned." David Shambo, a professor at George Washington University, explains: “For many years, the CCP has studied the causes of the Soviet collapse and concluded that it was Gorbachev who accelerated it.”
Let me add from myself what kind of acceleration Mikhail Sergeyevich had in mind when broadcasting from the rostrum of the party congress in 1986.
As for Xi Jinping, he recently remarked: history The USSR and the CPSU, Lenin and Stalin "- a pernicious" historical nihilism. " At the same time, he pointed out the need for a "firm leading hand of the party over the armed forces."
The UN has no money to feed the hungry North Koreans. The UN has a shortage of funds for the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance to the DPRK population, according to the latest report of the world organization. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that this year will require 150 million dollars for this purpose, of which only 34,8% was received as of June. This tells correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg Zelenin.
The UN estimates the shortage of money for the purchase of food, medicine, hygiene products and other essential commodities at 97,9 million. According to OCHA, about 26 million DPRK residents are chronically undernourished from 16 million. The situation is reflected in the infant mortality rate: only 33 from 1000 infants live to five years.
15 August died by Jacques Verger. Yesterday in Paris, died Jacques Verger, "the devil's advocate," writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
Jacques Verger was a staunch communist. He gained fame in the 1950-ies, defending as members of the Algerian National Liberation Front as defense lawyers accused of terrorism. One of his clients was his future wife, Jamil Buhired. In 1957, sentenced to death for organizing explosions in Algeria, she was acquitted in 1962 after the Verger campaign.
Jacques got his nickname because he was engaged in hopeless cases, defending clients who were considered guilty. He defended Gestapo officer Klaus Barbier, Venezuelan terrorist Carlos Schacal, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. In 2003, Verge offered protection services to Saddam Hussein, but his relatives chose other lawyers. In 2011, Verge defended his friend Khie Samphan, the former head of Democratic Kampuchea and a close associate of the head of the Khmer Rouge Pol Pot, in court.
“Every Lithuanian is useful.” Alexander Pelt ("Voice of Russia") notes that the scandalous caricature in the British newspaper The Independent characterizes in many respects the attitude of the British towards migrants from the Baltic countries.
The caricature depicts the packaging in which the naked bodies of people are folded. It reads: “Migrant workers. Two for the price of one. Made in Eastern Europe ”and a converted slogan of Tesco trading network:“ Every Lithuanian helps ”(“ Every Lithuanian is useful ”).
Sergey Rekeda, editor-in-chief of the analytical portal Rubaltic.ru, spoke about the disdainful attitude of the English publication to workers from Eastern European countries to the Voice of Russia.
Regarding the outflow of people from the Baltic countries to the developed countries of Western Europe, the analyst said:
In Estonia, the campaign continues to combat namesakes. Estonian authorities have formed a list of 222 surnames: henceforth they are forbidden to take them without permission. Estonia is struggling with the emergence of a large number of namesakes, reports "RT" with reference to the broadcasting portal of Estonia ERR.
Siim-Valmar Kiisler, the Minister of Regional Affairs, has updated the list of names that are more 500 people in Estonia. The list was last reviewed in the 2010 year. The surname Kovalev ceased to be common, but it turned out that it was replaced by Viira.
From the Russian surnames, Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov, Vasilyev, Zaitsev, Sokolov, Kuznetsov, and some others again came on the list. There are also many Estonian surnames.
“This prohibitive measure will prevent an increase in the number of very common surnames already registered in Estonia,” the Ministry of Regional Development said in a statement.
Give the weather forecast from Estonia - you will sit in the jail for treason. Erkki Coort, Vice-Chancellor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia, said that even the transfer of unclassified information to a foreign country is a betrayal of Estonia, newsbalt.ru.
In an interview with Eesti Päevaleht, Erkki Coort commented on the detention of 63-year-old former security police officer (KAPo) Vladimir Weitman:
To this, the vice-chancellor added that all the rest of the former KGB officers would do well to “speak out”:
Further, the Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that, according to Estonian law, it is necessary to consider treason:
Thus, we add from ourselves that the transfer of the weather report to a “foreign state” in a “broad sense” will soon be punished in Estonia as “high treason”.
"NewsBalt" gives a detailed information about how difficult the everyday life of the Estonian special services.
Like other Baltic countries, this republic at one time organized special services "from scratch." Of course, the Baltic countries did not have enough experienced personnel. Old Russian security officers did not want to take. As a result, if they took people from the “old” ones to the new security structures, then maybe the techies. But these began to displace.
New employees began to send to the CIA courses. In the Baltics, a fundamentally different scheme of counterintelligence has now been created, rather than in the USSR. Previously, in every major city there was a KGB building where employees openly went to work, and now the Baltic special services live “in the shadow”: only the heads of local state security units are legalized. Ordinary employees are working under the guise of commercial firms. It is also noted that there are many American instructors in the Baltic security agencies.
Vitali Klitschko wants to be president. As Maxim Makarychev writes ("Russian newspaper"), Ukrainian boxer, leader of the party "UDAR" Vitali Klitschko during a meeting with the President of the World Boxing Council José Suleiman said that he was going to take part in the Ukrainian presidential race in 2015 year.
True, the press service of the UDAR party, as ITAR-TASS reported, “declined to comment on this message by proposing to send a written request to the party’s press service.”
"True Attitude". Difficulties with the supply of Ukrainian goods to Russia will push the Ukrainian economy to modernize production and search for new markets. About this to the agency "Interfax-Ukraine" said the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the nationalist party "Freedom" Alexander Mirny, reports "Lenta.ru".
“First, Russia shows its true attitude towards us. Secondly, the owners of factories and enterprises, where equipment has long exhausted its resources, including moral, will be forced to turn towards more modern technologies, ”he said, adding that“ everything that is done, everything is done to the best. "
Further, Mirny noted that the Government of Ukraine is obliged to apply for protection to the WTO in the near future.
A statement was made and the party "UDAR". Like many Ukrainian media, the party called the situation on the border with Russia a “trade war”.
The comrades of V. Klitschko warned the Ukrainian authorities against participation in the Customs Union, "where Moscow plays exclusively in its own interests." “Unfortunately, this situation once again proves that Russia is used to speaking with its partners in the CIS in the language of force,” the statement says.
But the representative of the Party of Regions Alexey Plotnikov urged "not to exaggerate the urgency" of the latest events and show restraint: "There is a hope that as a result of the negotiations the current situation will be resolved."
The Germans will not see German gold in the United States. A wave of mistrust to the dollar rose after the German Federal Bank demanded the repatriation of its gold stored in the basements of the US Federal Reserve, the correspondent says "RT" Gayane Chichakian.
Not so long ago, German representatives demanded permission to visit the vaults of the American central bank, but they were denied. After persistent demands, the vault was still open, but nevertheless it was not possible to look at gold. But Germany stores in the US Central Bank about half of its gold reserves.
Now it is increasingly possible to hear about that, the correspondent says that there is not too much gold in the main bank of the United States, because it is either sold out, or loaned, or used as a financial guarantee.
On the "Military Review" the gold theme was raised in the article "How the Germans and the Swiss considered their gold" and other materials.
Complete failure. The US Air Force Malmstrom base in Montana did not pass the inspection of maintenance, security and support functions, Interfax reports. Regular inspection of safety and procedures for working with nuclear weapons rated the base "unsatisfactory", reports "RT".
Inspectors reported that "during the execution of one of several training tasks, the military made a number of tactical errors." Jim Kowalski, deputy head of the US Air Force Global Shock Command, explained that "the unit failed without demonstrating the correct procedures."
The base stores strategic missiles "Minuteman".
This is the second time in 2013, when a unit of the US Air Force is not tested to work with nuclear weapons. In May, seventeen officers in North Dakota lost certification after they failed to pass an evaluation committee, The Australian reports.
And in 2007, the B-52 bomber flew over the territory of the country, transporting not training, but combat nuclear charges that were installed on the plane by mistake. According to the results of the investigation, Air Force Minister Michael Wynn was dismissed. The resignation was received by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Michael Moseley.
Do not like the NSA? Lose business. Following the disclosures of Comrade Snowden, many foreign companies began to refuse the services of US remote data warehouse operators, the correspondent notes "RT" Gayane Chichakian.
However, as it became known from the sad example of “Lavabit”, the owners of companies do not have the opportunity to refuse to issue customer data to the authorities: in case of unwillingness to cooperate with the US special services, they face closure.
In business, customer and consumer trust is money. According to the Information Technology and Innovation Fund, in the next three years, data leaks from the NSA will cost US technology companies up to 35 billions of dollars.
The organization “Cloud Security Alliance” indicates that the disclosures of the two hundred and seven non-US companies 10% refused to cooperate with US providers, and 56% are not sure whether they will continue to cooperate with US operators of remote repositories.
The e-mail service Lavabit, which uses data encryption technology, has stopped working. One of his clients was Snowden. Owner Ladar Lewison wrote the following:
Sensational recognition of "Google." People sending emails to any of 425’s millions of Gmail users have no “reason to expect” their messages to be confidential, the network giant said, Dominic Rush writes («The Guardian», Great Britain; translation source - "InoSMI").
Public organization "Consumer Watchdog" called the statement that "Google" sent to the court, trying to get rid of the class action, "sensational confession."
“Google” finally acknowledged that it does not respect confidentiality, - said the director of the project on confidentiality “Consumer Watchdog” John Simpson. - We should take their words seriously. If the secret of correspondence is important to you - do not use "Gmail".
A Google spokesman nevertheless stated: “We take seriously the security of users and the privacy of correspondence. All statements to the contrary are simply wrong. ”
Manning apologized to the United States. Bradley Manning acknowledged that he caused damage to US national security. “I apologize for causing harm to other people. I apologize for causing harm to the United States, ”he said in his last word at the trial, they convey "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
He added: “I apologize for the fact that my actions led to unexpected results. Over the past three years I have understood a lot. ”
On the set of charges, Manning faces imprisonment for up to 90 years.
2776 violations. As transmits RIA News"Starting from 2008, the NSA has exceeded its legal rights thousands of times. This writes the "Washington Post" with reference to the documents of the internal audit department, provided by Edward Snowden.
The publication received a report on internal audits to the NSA dated May 2012. According to this document, only for the previous 12 months the special service committed 2776 violations in the field of information collection. Most of them concern unauthorized surveillance of US citizens or foreign intelligence services. Violations were committed both consciously and arose as a result of errors. For example, in 2008, the NSA intercepted "a large number" of telephone calls from Washington: the program mixed up the local telephone code with the code for international calls to Egypt.
The Russians killed Kennedy, organized al-Qaeda and staged the Arab Spring. One journalist recently wrote on "Military Review": "... Undoubtedly, the Russians again" roll down. " As always, they are to blame. They sheltered Snowden, they once unleashed the Cold War, they dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they, using secret KGB methods, plunged the United States into the abyss of the economic crisis, putting a major public debt builder at the Fed's money machine. Comrade Bernanke.
The irony, of course, but it turned out that the ridicule was in some way a serious sequel.
In his last book, co-authored with the historian Ronald Rihlyak, who fled at the end of the 1970s. In the United States, the General of Romanian Intelligence, Ion Mihai Pachepa, theorizes about the fact that radical Islam and anti-American propaganda of the USSR in 70's were closely related. This tells "InoTV".
In the introduction to “Disinformation: a former spy reveals secret strategies to undermine civil liberties, unleash religious wars and encourage terrorism”, the USSR is said to support Islamic terrorism “and promote hostile anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism among Arabs in the Middle East.”
The authors of the book claim that Lee Harvey Oswald, John Kennedy’s murderer, was recruited by the KGB, and later implemented a plan to eliminate this president, who “was a liberal and opposed the Soviets in Cuba and authorized the overthrow of the Castro regime”.
Operation "Dragon", which was supposed to hide the guilt of the Communists, became "the most successful operation on disinformation in modern history."
Also, as the authors believe, there is evidence that the Soviet Union attempted the life of John Paul II. Moreover, the death of Yasser Arafat can also stand the KGB. At the same time, it is argued that the Palestine Liberation Organization, whose leader was Arafat, is also a fruit of the KGB’s activities.
Finally, the authors also know that the Russian special services are responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko. He was removed because he disclosed information about the creation of Islamic terrorism by the Russians and the training of the Soviet intelligence of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Well, it is logical to assert that this Russia brought Islamist regimes to power. “Arab Spring” is her brainchild.
Crowning this whole conspiracy theory is the assertion of a Romanian general that former KGB officer Vladimir Putin built in Russia “the first ever dictatorship of intelligence”. In addition, Pacepa has almost no doubt that Russia has already developed a new generation of nuclear weapons.
Put Russia in the service of America did not work. Political analyst Veronika Krasheninnikova gave an interview to the newspaper "File-RF".
Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Director General of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies and Initiatives Veronika Krasheninnikova believes that the problem of the “reset” is that in the United States and Russia they understand it differently.
Moscow wanted a “reset” to reach a higher level of mutually beneficial and balanced relations, the political scientist said.
V. Krasheninnikov believes that the US is preparing a new set of measures in relation to Russia. And the campaign of the LGBT community, launched against Russia and gaining momentum, is likely to become a tool of influence.
By the way, one of the elements of this campaign, we add, was the persecution of the western press by Elena Isimbaeva.
Known athlete Elena Isinbayeva, for the third time won the title of world champion in pole vaulting, expressed her support for the "anti-Hey" law, reports newsru.com with reference to Interfax. World media condemned the Russian champion.
Isinbayeva said: “We are tolerant of all existing views and opinions and respect all people. But they must treat us and our laws with respect and not promote unconventional orientation on the streets. ”
The Daily Mail notes that Isinbayeva condemned the action of Swedish athletes who painted their nails in the colors of the rainbow: "This is disrespect for our country, this is disrespect for our citizens."
According to Reuters, Isinbayeva added: “Maybe we are different from Europeans and people from other countries.” “We have laws that everyone should respect,” the athlete said in English.
And the persecution began.
Western media considered the statement an athlete insult. Blogger R. Agadamov gives examples: "Norwegian VG:" Isinbayeva is disrespect for us. " And one more thing - the Norwegian “Dagbladet”: “The Russian star of track and field athletics defended the homophobic law”.
And the International Football Association (FIFA) demanded that Russia “clarify and elaborate” the new law, notes The Los Angeles Times. A similar request to the Russian leadership was made by the International Olympic Committee, which granted Russia the right to host the Winter Olympic Games 2014 of the year.
In this homophobia, such a well-known publicist as Patrick "Pat" Buchanan discovered the "war of cultures." The article “The War of Cultures becomes global”, published in "The American Conservative" (translation source - "InoSMI"), Buchanan compares the America of the past with the America of the present - not in favor of the latter.
The American cultural elite notified V.Putin: keep up with us on the rights of homosexuals, otherwise we are boycotting your Olympic Games in Sochi. This shows the enormous distance that America traveled culturally and morally in just a few years. Americans do not remember who they were once.
Buchanan rightly notes: "We are no longer able to agree on what is good and what is evil."
The author and a number of questions of the US administration ask:
Recall Patrick Buchanan in his last book expressed doubt that the United States will live in its current form to 2025 year.
Killers children. According to SANA, a new crime once again exposed the essence of armed extremist groups. A video appeared on social networks in which boys aged no older than 13 have been executed by militants just because they live in areas that support legitimate authority.
A member of the extremist organization Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham, belonging to Al-Qaeda, read the sentence. Then, to the cries of “Allah Akbar,” the boys are shot.
UN experts on chemical weapons will arrive in Syria. Damascus agreed to accept a team of UN experts on chemical weapons. "The UN Secretary-General is pleased to announce that the Syrian government has officially agreed with the modalities of cooperation necessary for the proper, safe and effective work of the mission," the statement says. The official representative of the UN Secretary General, Martin Nesirki, confirmed that the team, led by the Swedish professor Oka Selstrem, will stay in Syria for at least 14 days. This period may be extended by mutual agreement. "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
By agreement with the SAR government, inspectors will investigate three alleged chemical attacks. One of the objects of investigation will be Khan el-Asal, where, according to the Syrian and Russian authorities, the militants used sarin on 19 in March.
The UN has claims about 13 attacks using poisonous substances.
CNN complains of a Syrian hacker attack. The CNN site yesterday was subjected to a cyber attack by the Syrian Electronic Army organization. This was stated by the official representative of CNN, Matt Dornik, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Pilshchikov.
Hackers gained control over the Outbrain service that serves the television company's website. They reconfigured some links so that they redirect users to the page of the Syrian e-army.
The American media notes that the Washington Post and Time websites have undergone a similar attack.
Representatives of "Outbrain" acknowledged that hackers gained temporary control over the service. According to them, this happened after some employees of the company responded to letters asking for data to gain access to the systems. Such messages, as if sent out by the company's management, were sent by the participants of the Syrian e-army.
Ukrainian airlines supply weapons to Syrian militants? Sergey Kosyakov ("Deutsche Welle") writes that the newspaper The New York Times reported on the participation of Ukrainian airlines in the supply of weapons to the Syrian opposition. According to the American edition, airplanes with ammunition flying the flag of Ukraine made flights from Sudan to the west of Turkey.
Two unnamed representatives of the American authorities claim that cargo planes under the Ukrainian flag brought weapons and ammunition for the Syrian opposition from Sudan. According to the local flight control service, at least three Ukrainian air transport companies transported military cargo from Khartoum to the airport in western Turkey this year.
Sources of supply are not clear.
Military experts suspect Sudan of supporting Syrian opposition with Chinese-made weapons, including sniper rifles and anti-tank missiles.
According to The New York Times, two of the three Ukrainian airlines that allegedly operated flights from Sudan, in a telephone conversation, rejected involvement in the transport of weapons. Journalists could not be contacted with the third air carrier.
The terrorist attack in Beirut. The UN Security Council yesterday pointed out to Lebanon’s political forces the importance of adhering to a policy of non-intervention in the conflict in neighboring Syria, which lasted more than two years. The reminder was made in the light of the last terrorist attack in the south of Beirut, as a result of which 18 people died, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg Zelenin.
The Security Council expressed sympathy for the victims of the terrorist attack and called on the Lebanese to "maintain national unity in the face of attempts to undermine the stability of the country."
Corr. ITAR-TASS recalls that the terrorist attack was committed in the south of Beirut, near the headquarters of Hezbollah, which openly supports Bashar al-Assad. Killed 18 people, 291 was injured.
The President of Lebanon blamed Israel for what happened and said that the Jewish state "is trying to undermine the stability and resilience of the Lebanese people, especially on the anniversary of the end of the July war (2006 of the year. - Corr.)."
As noted by MIGnews.com, the Lebanese media have distributed a video in the network in which a group calling itself “Aisha, the mother of the faithful — Brigades for Foreign Missions” takes responsibility for the Beirut bombing.
In the video - three masked. Behind their backs is a poster: "There is no God but Allah." A man accuses Hassan Nasrallah in collaboration with Iran and Israel. The terrorists said that they had previously warned Nasrallah that they were fighting with him, and that this was their second action against Hezbollah. They warned that we should expect new explosions in the Lebanese capital.
Egypt introduced a state of emergency. The Egyptian government announced a one-month state of emergency. The corresponding decree was signed by the interim president Adly Mansur, reports "RT" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The Mansur’s decree notes that “due to deliberate acts of sabotage and attacks on public and private enterprises by members of extremist groups and organizations, as well as civilian deaths, the ARE military forces and the police must take all necessary measures to maintain security in the country, protect law and order, ensuring the safety of public and private property and protecting the lives of citizens ”.
The introduction of a state of emergency provides for unlimited powers of the army and security forces. The Cabinet of Ministers of Egypt ordered the introduction of a curfew in the country. He will operate from 21.00 to 6: 00 in the morning on the territory of Cairo and 10 more provinces of the country. However, tourist resort areas can be removed from its operation.
"RT" recalls that the state of emergency has operated in Egypt for thirty years and was canceled last year by the Mursi who came to power.
As for tourists, here, it seems, Egypt is waiting for an economic disaster.
Egyptian tourism is canceled. As the "Voice of Russia", Russian travel agents and tour operators are advised to halt the promotion and sale of tourist products until the situation in Egypt normalizes. This is stated in the information letter "Rostourism".
Russian tourists have the unconditional right to demand termination of the contract with the tour operator. When returning the voucher, the full cost of the tour should be returned to the tourist before the start of the trip.
Also, the Emergency Situations Ministry declared their readiness to evacuate Russian citizens, if necessary, of which there are about 50 thousands in this country. But for now, according to Russian diplomats, this is not about this.
Dead and wounded. The victims of the unrest in Cairo on August 14 were at least 638 people. According to "Lenta.ru" With reference to the Associated Press, the Egyptian Ministry of Health published the data on the death toll last night.
In clashes, an 3994 man was injured. Only the dead and injured 14 of August are reported. The clashes between the protesters and the police continued the next day.
Supporters of Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood stormed the government building on the outskirts of Cairo and blocked a major highway. In turn, the new authorities of Egypt allowed the police to use live ammunition to protect government agencies and self-defense.
Lenta reports that at the insistence of Britain, France and Australia, it was decided to hold an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Egypt.
Responded to the situation in Egypt and America.
Cancel the "Bright Star". Barack Obama announced yesterday that his country was refusing to participate in the “Bright Star” military exercises held annually with Egypt. The speech of the American President was broadcast live on Al-Jazeera, reports "Lenta.ru".
It is noted that, at the same time, the President of the United States did not begin to abolish or reduce military and financial assistance to Cairo (it annually amounts to approximately $ 1,3 billion).
He also urged the parties to the conflict not to shift the blame for what is happening on the United States, since "only the people of Egypt can determine their own destiny."
The American leader again refrained from calling the Mursi dismissal a military coup. Thanks to this subtle approach, the US administration has a legal opportunity to cooperate with the new Egyptian authorities. American laws do not allow the US president to maintain full-fledged relations with the government that came to power as a result of a military coup.
Egypt is the second recipient of American military and financial aid after Israel. Cairo is one of the most important US partners in the region.
Russian is not allowed there. Specialists of the working group of the Zvezdochka ship repair center in Severodvinsk, where the submarine Sindurakshak, which sank in the port of the Indian city of Mumbai, underwent repairs and modernization, is not allowed to the scene of the accident for the third day. About it ITAR-TASS correspondent Alexander Antipin told the representative of the Russian working group located in India.
“I was told that we would not be allowed in the near future,” he said. “All my attempts are in vain.”
According to the channel "IBN-EN", the process of pumping water from the submarine compartments can take from a day to two, and the whole rescue operation may take about a month. The operation continues to detect the crew members 18 who were aboard the submarine at the time of the accident.
Rescue operations are difficult due to poor visibility under water.
As noted by "Russian newspaper" with reference to the RIA "News“, An explosion aboard a submarine could cause a powerful release of hydrogen when charging batteries. For this reason, there was already an explosion aboard the boat - in 2010.
According to an unnamed source in the Indian Navy, the Sindurakshak has 500 batteries and needs to be recharged every few months. Recharging requires a large number of technical staff. This just can explain the number of people that at night were on the submarine, who was not on duty.
Chinese Gorbachev will not. Matt Schiavenza ("The Atlantic"; source abbr. translation - "Inopressa") wondered: where is the Chinese Gorbachev?
In his hope to see the ghost of Gorbachev in China, Western states are counting on the current chairman of the PRC, Xi Jinping. Matt Schiavenza notes that the “Chinese Gorbachev syndrome” is awakened in the West whenever the leadership changes in Beijing.
However, "China interprets the collapse of the USSR in a completely different way than the West, and especially the USA."
If in Europe and the United States Gorbachev is considered a hero, in China he is "associated with a catastrophe, from which an instructive lesson should be learned." David Shambo, a professor at George Washington University, explains: “For many years, the CCP has studied the causes of the Soviet collapse and concluded that it was Gorbachev who accelerated it.”
Let me add from myself what kind of acceleration Mikhail Sergeyevich had in mind when broadcasting from the rostrum of the party congress in 1986.
As for Xi Jinping, he recently remarked: history The USSR and the CPSU, Lenin and Stalin "- a pernicious" historical nihilism. " At the same time, he pointed out the need for a "firm leading hand of the party over the armed forces."
The UN has no money to feed the hungry North Koreans. The UN has a shortage of funds for the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance to the DPRK population, according to the latest report of the world organization. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that this year will require 150 million dollars for this purpose, of which only 34,8% was received as of June. This tells correspondent ITAR-TASS Oleg Zelenin.
The UN estimates the shortage of money for the purchase of food, medicine, hygiene products and other essential commodities at 97,9 million. According to OCHA, about 26 million DPRK residents are chronically undernourished from 16 million. The situation is reflected in the infant mortality rate: only 33 from 1000 infants live to five years.
15 August died by Jacques Verger. Yesterday in Paris, died Jacques Verger, "the devil's advocate," writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
Jacques Verger was a staunch communist. He gained fame in the 1950-ies, defending as members of the Algerian National Liberation Front as defense lawyers accused of terrorism. One of his clients was his future wife, Jamil Buhired. In 1957, sentenced to death for organizing explosions in Algeria, she was acquitted in 1962 after the Verger campaign.
Jacques got his nickname because he was engaged in hopeless cases, defending clients who were considered guilty. He defended Gestapo officer Klaus Barbier, Venezuelan terrorist Carlos Schacal, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. In 2003, Verge offered protection services to Saddam Hussein, but his relatives chose other lawyers. In 2011, Verge defended his friend Khie Samphan, the former head of Democratic Kampuchea and a close associate of the head of the Khmer Rouge Pol Pot, in court.
“Every Lithuanian is useful.” Alexander Pelt ("Voice of Russia") notes that the scandalous caricature in the British newspaper The Independent characterizes in many respects the attitude of the British towards migrants from the Baltic countries.
The caricature depicts the packaging in which the naked bodies of people are folded. It reads: “Migrant workers. Two for the price of one. Made in Eastern Europe ”and a converted slogan of Tesco trading network:“ Every Lithuanian helps ”(“ Every Lithuanian is useful ”).
Sergey Rekeda, editor-in-chief of the analytical portal Rubaltic.ru, spoke about the disdainful attitude of the English publication to workers from Eastern European countries to the Voice of Russia.
“... This case is very symptomatic, it reflects the relationship between the“ old ”and“ young ”Europe, the Baltic States. These relations, as the case with the caricature shows, are not as rosy as the inhabitants of the Baltic countries themselves are trying to convince themselves.
It turns out that in Britain they are treated a bit down, they are perceived primarily as migrants, as cheap labor - something like Moscow sees migrants from Central Asia or from the Caucasus ... ”
It turns out that in Britain they are treated a bit down, they are perceived primarily as migrants, as cheap labor - something like Moscow sees migrants from Central Asia or from the Caucasus ... ”
Regarding the outflow of people from the Baltic countries to the developed countries of Western Europe, the analyst said:
“These are tens of thousands of people. If we take Latvia as an example, there is a data fork: from 20 to 30 thousand people. As far as I know, the Latvian demographer Khazan believes that this is 30 thousand people a year. <…> The main countries where people leave the Baltics are Great Britain and Ireland. If you take Estonia, there, due to cultural ties, there is still a strong outflow to the countries of Northern Europe, in particular to Finland. There is also labor migration from Estonia to Finland ”.
In Estonia, the campaign continues to combat namesakes. Estonian authorities have formed a list of 222 surnames: henceforth they are forbidden to take them without permission. Estonia is struggling with the emergence of a large number of namesakes, reports "RT" with reference to the broadcasting portal of Estonia ERR.
Siim-Valmar Kiisler, the Minister of Regional Affairs, has updated the list of names that are more 500 people in Estonia. The list was last reviewed in the 2010 year. The surname Kovalev ceased to be common, but it turned out that it was replaced by Viira.
From the Russian surnames, Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov, Vasilyev, Zaitsev, Sokolov, Kuznetsov, and some others again came on the list. There are also many Estonian surnames.
“This prohibitive measure will prevent an increase in the number of very common surnames already registered in Estonia,” the Ministry of Regional Development said in a statement.
Give the weather forecast from Estonia - you will sit in the jail for treason. Erkki Coort, Vice-Chancellor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia, said that even the transfer of unclassified information to a foreign country is a betrayal of Estonia, newsbalt.ru.
In an interview with Eesti Päevaleht, Erkki Coort commented on the detention of 63-year-old former security police officer (KAPo) Vladimir Weitman:
“He was an employee of the KGB, whom the Estonian state, in fact, rehabilitated. Pardon, taking on the service. That this person betrayed the state again is especially disgusting. ”
To this, the vice-chancellor added that all the rest of the former KGB officers would do well to “speak out”:
“Everyone who came into contact with the special services of a foreign state, but did not report this to the Estonian state, should think: one day, Kapo will knock on their door. I would advise these people to speak out in front of the Estonian state, remove the burden from the heart. Life has shown that Simm did not speak out, Dressin did not speak out, Weitman did not speak out. Two of them are already in prison, one is under investigation. ”
Further, the Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that, according to Estonian law, it is necessary to consider treason:
“In a broad sense, this is the transfer of information to a foreign state. Including such information that is not stately. ”
Thus, we add from ourselves that the transfer of the weather report to a “foreign state” in a “broad sense” will soon be punished in Estonia as “high treason”.
"NewsBalt" gives a detailed information about how difficult the everyday life of the Estonian special services.
Like other Baltic countries, this republic at one time organized special services "from scratch." Of course, the Baltic countries did not have enough experienced personnel. Old Russian security officers did not want to take. As a result, if they took people from the “old” ones to the new security structures, then maybe the techies. But these began to displace.
New employees began to send to the CIA courses. In the Baltics, a fundamentally different scheme of counterintelligence has now been created, rather than in the USSR. Previously, in every major city there was a KGB building where employees openly went to work, and now the Baltic special services live “in the shadow”: only the heads of local state security units are legalized. Ordinary employees are working under the guise of commercial firms. It is also noted that there are many American instructors in the Baltic security agencies.
Vitali Klitschko wants to be president. As Maxim Makarychev writes ("Russian newspaper"), Ukrainian boxer, leader of the party "UDAR" Vitali Klitschko during a meeting with the President of the World Boxing Council José Suleiman said that he was going to take part in the Ukrainian presidential race in 2015 year.
True, the press service of the UDAR party, as ITAR-TASS reported, “declined to comment on this message by proposing to send a written request to the party’s press service.”
"True Attitude". Difficulties with the supply of Ukrainian goods to Russia will push the Ukrainian economy to modernize production and search for new markets. About this to the agency "Interfax-Ukraine" said the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the nationalist party "Freedom" Alexander Mirny, reports "Lenta.ru".
“First, Russia shows its true attitude towards us. Secondly, the owners of factories and enterprises, where equipment has long exhausted its resources, including moral, will be forced to turn towards more modern technologies, ”he said, adding that“ everything that is done, everything is done to the best. "
Further, Mirny noted that the Government of Ukraine is obliged to apply for protection to the WTO in the near future.
A statement was made and the party "UDAR". Like many Ukrainian media, the party called the situation on the border with Russia a “trade war”.
The comrades of V. Klitschko warned the Ukrainian authorities against participation in the Customs Union, "where Moscow plays exclusively in its own interests." “Unfortunately, this situation once again proves that Russia is used to speaking with its partners in the CIS in the language of force,” the statement says.
But the representative of the Party of Regions Alexey Plotnikov urged "not to exaggerate the urgency" of the latest events and show restraint: "There is a hope that as a result of the negotiations the current situation will be resolved."
The Germans will not see German gold in the United States. A wave of mistrust to the dollar rose after the German Federal Bank demanded the repatriation of its gold stored in the basements of the US Federal Reserve, the correspondent says "RT" Gayane Chichakian.
Not so long ago, German representatives demanded permission to visit the vaults of the American central bank, but they were denied. After persistent demands, the vault was still open, but nevertheless it was not possible to look at gold. But Germany stores in the US Central Bank about half of its gold reserves.
Now it is increasingly possible to hear about that, the correspondent says that there is not too much gold in the main bank of the United States, because it is either sold out, or loaned, or used as a financial guarantee.
On the "Military Review" the gold theme was raised in the article "How the Germans and the Swiss considered their gold" and other materials.
Complete failure. The US Air Force Malmstrom base in Montana did not pass the inspection of maintenance, security and support functions, Interfax reports. Regular inspection of safety and procedures for working with nuclear weapons rated the base "unsatisfactory", reports "RT".
Inspectors reported that "during the execution of one of several training tasks, the military made a number of tactical errors." Jim Kowalski, deputy head of the US Air Force Global Shock Command, explained that "the unit failed without demonstrating the correct procedures."
The base stores strategic missiles "Minuteman".
This is the second time in 2013, when a unit of the US Air Force is not tested to work with nuclear weapons. In May, seventeen officers in North Dakota lost certification after they failed to pass an evaluation committee, The Australian reports.
And in 2007, the B-52 bomber flew over the territory of the country, transporting not training, but combat nuclear charges that were installed on the plane by mistake. According to the results of the investigation, Air Force Minister Michael Wynn was dismissed. The resignation was received by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Michael Moseley.
Do not like the NSA? Lose business. Following the disclosures of Comrade Snowden, many foreign companies began to refuse the services of US remote data warehouse operators, the correspondent notes "RT" Gayane Chichakian.
However, as it became known from the sad example of “Lavabit”, the owners of companies do not have the opportunity to refuse to issue customer data to the authorities: in case of unwillingness to cooperate with the US special services, they face closure.
In business, customer and consumer trust is money. According to the Information Technology and Innovation Fund, in the next three years, data leaks from the NSA will cost US technology companies up to 35 billions of dollars.
The organization “Cloud Security Alliance” indicates that the disclosures of the two hundred and seven non-US companies 10% refused to cooperate with US providers, and 56% are not sure whether they will continue to cooperate with US operators of remote repositories.
The e-mail service Lavabit, which uses data encryption technology, has stopped working. One of his clients was Snowden. Owner Ladar Lewison wrote the following:
“I was faced with a difficult choice: to become an accomplice in a crime against the people of the United States or to close a company that had been given 10 years of hard work. After much deliberation, I decided to suspend the company. I would like to be able to tell you about the events that prompted me to make this decision. But according to the law, I don't have it. ”
Sensational recognition of "Google." People sending emails to any of 425’s millions of Gmail users have no “reason to expect” their messages to be confidential, the network giant said, Dominic Rush writes («The Guardian», Great Britain; translation source - "InoSMI").
Public organization "Consumer Watchdog" called the statement that "Google" sent to the court, trying to get rid of the class action, "sensational confession."
“Google” finally acknowledged that it does not respect confidentiality, - said the director of the project on confidentiality “Consumer Watchdog” John Simpson. - We should take their words seriously. If the secret of correspondence is important to you - do not use "Gmail".
A Google spokesman nevertheless stated: “We take seriously the security of users and the privacy of correspondence. All statements to the contrary are simply wrong. ”
Manning apologized to the United States. Bradley Manning acknowledged that he caused damage to US national security. “I apologize for causing harm to other people. I apologize for causing harm to the United States, ”he said in his last word at the trial, they convey "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
He added: “I apologize for the fact that my actions led to unexpected results. Over the past three years I have understood a lot. ”
On the set of charges, Manning faces imprisonment for up to 90 years.
2776 violations. As transmits RIA News"Starting from 2008, the NSA has exceeded its legal rights thousands of times. This writes the "Washington Post" with reference to the documents of the internal audit department, provided by Edward Snowden.
The publication received a report on internal audits to the NSA dated May 2012. According to this document, only for the previous 12 months the special service committed 2776 violations in the field of information collection. Most of them concern unauthorized surveillance of US citizens or foreign intelligence services. Violations were committed both consciously and arose as a result of errors. For example, in 2008, the NSA intercepted "a large number" of telephone calls from Washington: the program mixed up the local telephone code with the code for international calls to Egypt.
The Russians killed Kennedy, organized al-Qaeda and staged the Arab Spring. One journalist recently wrote on "Military Review": "... Undoubtedly, the Russians again" roll down. " As always, they are to blame. They sheltered Snowden, they once unleashed the Cold War, they dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they, using secret KGB methods, plunged the United States into the abyss of the economic crisis, putting a major public debt builder at the Fed's money machine. Comrade Bernanke.
The irony, of course, but it turned out that the ridicule was in some way a serious sequel.
In his last book, co-authored with the historian Ronald Rihlyak, who fled at the end of the 1970s. In the United States, the General of Romanian Intelligence, Ion Mihai Pachepa, theorizes about the fact that radical Islam and anti-American propaganda of the USSR in 70's were closely related. This tells "InoTV".
In the introduction to “Disinformation: a former spy reveals secret strategies to undermine civil liberties, unleash religious wars and encourage terrorism”, the USSR is said to support Islamic terrorism “and promote hostile anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism among Arabs in the Middle East.”
The authors of the book claim that Lee Harvey Oswald, John Kennedy’s murderer, was recruited by the KGB, and later implemented a plan to eliminate this president, who “was a liberal and opposed the Soviets in Cuba and authorized the overthrow of the Castro regime”.
Operation "Dragon", which was supposed to hide the guilt of the Communists, became "the most successful operation on disinformation in modern history."
Also, as the authors believe, there is evidence that the Soviet Union attempted the life of John Paul II. Moreover, the death of Yasser Arafat can also stand the KGB. At the same time, it is argued that the Palestine Liberation Organization, whose leader was Arafat, is also a fruit of the KGB’s activities.
Finally, the authors also know that the Russian special services are responsible for the death of Alexander Litvinenko. He was removed because he disclosed information about the creation of Islamic terrorism by the Russians and the training of the Soviet intelligence of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Well, it is logical to assert that this Russia brought Islamist regimes to power. “Arab Spring” is her brainchild.
Crowning this whole conspiracy theory is the assertion of a Romanian general that former KGB officer Vladimir Putin built in Russia “the first ever dictatorship of intelligence”. In addition, Pacepa has almost no doubt that Russia has already developed a new generation of nuclear weapons.
Put Russia in the service of America did not work. Political analyst Veronika Krasheninnikova gave an interview to the newspaper "File-RF".
Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Director General of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies and Initiatives Veronika Krasheninnikova believes that the problem of the “reset” is that in the United States and Russia they understand it differently.
“Washington conceived a“ reset ”as a kind of mechanism for putting Russia at the service of certain American interests and using it for its own purposes. When the US Ambassador to Russia McFaul reported to the US Congress on the success of the "reset", he cited as examples the support of Russia for sanctions against Iran and operations in Libya, Russia's accession to the WTO, and the like. From the point of view of Washington, the “reset”, it turns out, should have also increased the political weight of then-President Medvedev. ”
Moscow wanted a “reset” to reach a higher level of mutually beneficial and balanced relations, the political scientist said.
V. Krasheninnikov believes that the US is preparing a new set of measures in relation to Russia. And the campaign of the LGBT community, launched against Russia and gaining momentum, is likely to become a tool of influence.
By the way, one of the elements of this campaign, we add, was the persecution of the western press by Elena Isimbaeva.
Known athlete Elena Isinbayeva, for the third time won the title of world champion in pole vaulting, expressed her support for the "anti-Hey" law, reports newsru.com with reference to Interfax. World media condemned the Russian champion.
Isinbayeva said: “We are tolerant of all existing views and opinions and respect all people. But they must treat us and our laws with respect and not promote unconventional orientation on the streets. ”
The Daily Mail notes that Isinbayeva condemned the action of Swedish athletes who painted their nails in the colors of the rainbow: "This is disrespect for our country, this is disrespect for our citizens."
According to Reuters, Isinbayeva added: “Maybe we are different from Europeans and people from other countries.” “We have laws that everyone should respect,” the athlete said in English.
And the persecution began.
Western media considered the statement an athlete insult. Blogger R. Agadamov gives examples: "Norwegian VG:" Isinbayeva is disrespect for us. " And one more thing - the Norwegian “Dagbladet”: “The Russian star of track and field athletics defended the homophobic law”.
And the International Football Association (FIFA) demanded that Russia “clarify and elaborate” the new law, notes The Los Angeles Times. A similar request to the Russian leadership was made by the International Olympic Committee, which granted Russia the right to host the Winter Olympic Games 2014 of the year.
In this homophobia, such a well-known publicist as Patrick "Pat" Buchanan discovered the "war of cultures." The article “The War of Cultures becomes global”, published in "The American Conservative" (translation source - "InoSMI"), Buchanan compares the America of the past with the America of the present - not in favor of the latter.
The American cultural elite notified V.Putin: keep up with us on the rights of homosexuals, otherwise we are boycotting your Olympic Games in Sochi. This shows the enormous distance that America traveled culturally and morally in just a few years. Americans do not remember who they were once.
"Just yesterday, homosexual sodomy, which Thomas Jefferson demanded to treat as rape, was outlawed in many states, and same-sex marriage was considered absurd ...
In those Catholic schools where your humble servant studied, for pornography, not to mention the propaganda of homosexuality, you would definitely be expelled ... "
In those Catholic schools where your humble servant studied, for pornography, not to mention the propaganda of homosexuality, you would definitely be expelled ... "
Buchanan rightly notes: "We are no longer able to agree on what is good and what is evil."
The author and a number of questions of the US administration ask:
“When the socialist regime of Francois Hollande enacted the law on the approval of same-sex marriages, a million French people went out on a protest march in Paris. On which side is America - Hollande or these protesters?
When the ultra-Orthodox Haredim of Jerusalem condemn the annual gay parade in the Holy City, on which side is America?
The Washington Post is lamenting over “young women from the persecuted rock band Pussy Riot, who half-naked worked obscene at the altar of the most sacred temple in Moscow.
And if these women painted a swastika on the walls of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, would the Washington Post show the same sympathy for them? ”
When the ultra-Orthodox Haredim of Jerusalem condemn the annual gay parade in the Holy City, on which side is America?
The Washington Post is lamenting over “young women from the persecuted rock band Pussy Riot, who half-naked worked obscene at the altar of the most sacred temple in Moscow.
And if these women painted a swastika on the walls of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, would the Washington Post show the same sympathy for them? ”
Recall Patrick Buchanan in his last book expressed doubt that the United States will live in its current form to 2025 year.
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