Day: January 21, 2019

Pentagon Lies About Training Airmen From Country Accused of War Crimes for Combat Missions

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Alexander RUBINSTEIN, MPN.news

January 18th, 2019

The United States’ role in the devastating war on Yemen has been more involved than previously reported, marking the second time in recent months that the U.S. military has been caught red-handed doing things that they had long claimed they weren’t.

Newly released documents show that the U.S. has been training airmen from the United Arab Emirates (UAE ), a major partner in the Saudi-led coalition that is waging war on the poorest nation in the Middle East.

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Venezuela arrests military officials for weapons theft

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

CARACAS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested a group of military officials for stealing weapons from a National Guard outpost, the government said in a statement, following a social media video in which a sergeant called for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.

The statement said that the country’s military installations were functioning normally. (Reporting by Caracas newsroom Editing by Nick Zieminski)

Venezuela says rogue officers captured, military bases under control – Update 2

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Reuters, January 21, 2019, 5:48 A.M.

Brian Ellsworth, Vivian Sequera

(Recasts with arrival of troops)

CARACAS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Venezuela has captured a group of military officers who stole weapons and kidnapped four officials, the government said in a statement on Monday, hours after a social media video showed a sergeant demanding the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.

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MH17 Investigators Ignored Russian Data on Missile That Hit Boeing – Official – Sputnik International

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The international joint investigation team (JIT) on the crash of MH17 Boeing over Donbass in 2014 showed no interest in Russian data on the Ukrainian missile that hit the aircraft, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolay Vinnichenko told RIA Novosti.
— Read on sputniknews.com/russia/201901211071670031-mh17-jit-probe-russia-data/