Choosing Its “Gates”: US Punishes Russia but is Giving UAE a Free Pass

It seems that the profits of the U.S. military industrial complex have been put ahead of security, and the relationship between Abu Dhabi and Washington has only grown stronger.

Robert Inlakesh
October 12th, 2021
By Robert Inlakesh
October 12th, 2021

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — The Western corporate media peddled claims of direct Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but remains silent on the seemingly provable interference of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Even worse is that the Biden administration, armed with information about the interference, is still selling

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Dems Deride MTG for Supporting Conspiracies While Claiming Russia Was Behind Capitol Riots  

While Democrats may find some political capital in ridiculing QAnon, they have their own history of making outlandish claims. 

Alan Macleod
February 5th, 2021
By Alan Macleod
February 5th, 2021
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The House of Representatives has stripped new Georgia official Marjorie Taylor Greene from two committees over her history of promoting conspiracy theories. Congress took the highly unusual step today in voting 230 to 199 in favor of removing her from the education and budget committees, limiting her abilities and powers. In response, the

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Podcast: Aaron Mate Debunks RussiaGate and Discusses How Liberals Came to Love Bush-Era Neocons

Investigative journalist Aaron Mate unpacks four years of Russiagate propaganda and how it was the gift that kept on giving for both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party.

Mnar Adley
May 20th, 2020
By Mnar Adley
May 20th, 2020
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Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers and journalists the establishment would rather silence. In this episode, we are joined by Aaron Mate --  investigative journalist, contributor to The Nation and host of “Pushback”

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Greater Middle East Project of Chaos: The Management of Savagery

The refugee crises coming out of the Middle East, generated by the forever wars and accompanying economic sanctions (more accurately, illegal unilateral coercive measures), have consequently fueled xenophobia both in the US and abroad. This, in turn, has fostered an ascendant wave of rightists. “Trump’s election,” author Max Blumenthal contends, “would not have been possible without 9/11 and the subsequent military interventionism conceived by the national security state.” 

Roger D. Harris
October 22nd, 2019
By Roger D. Harris
October 22nd, 2019
Syria US

(Analysis) -- Destination Afghanistan was known as the big easy back in the halcyon days of the late 1960s. Hippies from throughout the affluent West hitchhiked to the capital, Kabul, where crash pads and hashish were cheap, and the locals were tolerant. Life appeared to be mellow in the scenic shadow of the Hindu Kush Himalayans. That was

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MintCast Episode 4: The Real Motivation behind Russiagate, the Global War on Journalism and the Hidden Face of American Empire

MintCast hosts Alan MacLeod and Whitney Webb discuss current events including reactions to Trump’s Iran policy, the U.S. military base in the Chagos Islands and John Bolton’s storied history of hawkishness.

Whitney Webb
June 17th, 2019
By Whitney Webb
June 17th, 2019
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MintCast hosts Alan MacLeod and Whitney Webb discuss the latest current events including how U.S. political reactions to Trump’s Iran policy reveal the true motivations behind the Russiagate scandal and how big tech firms are teaming up with government players to suppress and intimidate journalists around the world. Also discussed is the U.S.’

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Bipartisan Support for Trump’s Aggressive Iran Policy Reveals the Hollowness of Russiagate

While Russia often serves as a useful “boogeyman” for promoting militaristic policies, the odd moments when those same policies actually benefit Russia and avoid strong opposition from U.S. politicians and media provide a rare glimpse into the real motivations behind Cold War 2.0.

Whitney Webb
June 3rd, 2019
By Whitney Webb
June 3rd, 2019
Putin Russiagate Feature

In early May, MSNBC news host Rachel Maddow -- known as one of the top promoters of the new Cold War and Russiagate in American media -- emphatically endorsed regime change in Venezuela after she claimed that President Donald Trump’s hawkishness towards the South American country had changed, all because of a single phone call with his Russian

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