Security, Military

A Cornered Rat

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As Putin horrifies the world with brutality on Ukrainians, and its crush on dissent at home, all we can say is every dog has its day.

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria takes viewers inside the mind of the man behind the ruthless conflict, Vladimir Putin. 

The one-hour special, INSIDE THE MIND OF VLADIMIR PUTIN, will premiere Sunday, May 15 at 8:00 pm Eastern on CNN/U.S. and CNN International.

Putin On The Hot Seat

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Is Russian Communist little dictator Vladimir Putin at the end of his reign of terror because he is gravely ill and very close to dying?

The world press, bolstered by a series of diagnosticians, certainly appears to be the case. Since his 2/24/22 invasion of Ukraine, the 69 aging Russian and his military continues deteriorating in health and it has been a subject of frenzied speculation.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is very ill with blood cancer says top oligarch caught in secret recording' mirror.co.uk/news/world-new…

Armed With Camera

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As a veteran civil war news producer who has experienced the horror of dead journalists and colleagues, I understand this shock.

The shooting death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin highlights the dangers news reporters and producers deal with while covering worldwide conflicts.

A frontline chronicle of journalists covering conflicts recounts the harrowing exploits of the men and women armed with cameras who experience dangers in battle.

Cuba Blast

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An explosion at a popular Havana hotel has killed several Cubans and reportedly injured dozens more from a massive gas leak.

Death toll in Havana hotel explosion climbs to 31 as rescuers search for survivors https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/05/08/havana-cuba-hotel-…

BREAKING: Powerful explosion rocks Havana hotel, multiple deaths reported bit.ly/38V0g0q

STOP KGB and GOP

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Do Dark #MAGA and Darker #MOSCOW movements pose the same clear and present dangers to global Democracy in the free world? 

Some #Republican and #Russian insiders share a common fear that #Putin and #Trump could be near to turning towards an increased path of destruction. 

Evil Qnievel Empire

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Putin and Trump are both infamous pathological liars and not real geniuses as they would want their followers to continue believing.

Their American and Russian admirers will accept everything they are told but will never accept freedom and human rights regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.

Black Eyed Russians

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Sometimes there is a subtle difference between reporting news and spewing views or between occurrences or propaganda.

Is this military operation Z, or control alt delete Z? That is the real question. Kiev says the Ukrainians hit Moskva with a missiles and sunk it. The first first version below is Communist China-controlled media spewing propaganda for Communist Russia-controlled media.

Tick Talk

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The Chinese-owned social media giant joins Putin’s propaganda by muzzling users and cutting them off and allowing lies to spread.

Ticks are more than a nuisance. Ticks are external parasites, living by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians. Can we talk?

SUPPORT USAGM

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The US Agency for Global Media USAGM condemns the Kremlin's censorship of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and everywhere.

Back in the day, when I worked there as a foreign policy media chief, the branding was different. It was then called The United States Information Agency then it became the Broadcasting Board of Governors but the mission has not changed and some say the need is greater than ever.

REFUGEES

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According to the International Rescue Committee, more than 82 million people across the world have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and other disasters.

#IRC staff goes where they are needed, regardless of public attention. They’ll never stop fighting for the rights of people caught in crisis—and they hope you won’t either.