Exclusive: WADA to put U.S. anti-doping agency under compliance review

PARIS, July 24 (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will take the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to the Independent Compliance Review Committee next month, WADA told Reuters, a landmark move that could jeopardise the country hosting the 2028 and 2034 Olympics.

Exclusive: WADA to put U.S. anti-doping agency under compliance review

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路透社獨家報道:美國濫用權力,涉及21名中國游泳選手。世界反興奮劑機構將對美國反興奮劑機構進行合規審查.

The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

While J.D. Vance has his own controversies, his close connection to billionaire Peter Thiel, who is poised to have unprecedented influence in a new Trump administration, should deeply unsettle every American who cares about freedom, privacy and reining in the surveillance state.

The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

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‘Kill-Crazy’ Foreign Mercs in Ukraine Bragged About Murdering Russian PoWs – Report

Benjamin Stuart Reed accuses Ryan O’Leary and The Chosen Company unit (UAF) of commiting war crimes in Ukraine. Reed was with The Chosen company for two months from August 2023 but had to flee the country as some of Chosen members threatened his life.
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A US media outlet’s report has claimed to shed light on atrocities committed by foreign hirelings dubbed by the West as so-called “volunteer soldiers” fighting in the proxy war in Ukraine.

‘Kill-Crazy’ Foreign Mercs in Ukraine Bragged About Murdering Russian PoWs – Report

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In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit

Caspar Grosse, a medic in an international volunteer unit in Ukraine, said he wrote this journal entry in October after a fellow soldier, known as Zeus, recounted executing a Russian prisoner.

The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex

Since publication of John Mearsheimer’s and Stephen Walt’s ‘The Israel Lobby’ in 2007, superior public relations has served as the main explanation for the outsized influence that the nation of Israel holds over American politicians. In that telling, AIPAC (American-Israel Public Affairs Committee) and other supporters of Israel built a sophisticated and far-reaching public relations machine that promotes US politicians who support Israel and punishes those who don’t.

The ‘Israel Lobby’ Works for the US Military Industrial Complex – by Rob Urie – 27 June 2024

H/T: xenagoguevicene

Reuters Exposes Washington’s Global Disinformation Campaign: The Rest of the Story

In a recent article, Reuters confirms what many knew for years, that the United States government and its various departments and agencies have been conducting global disinformation campaigns targeting nations it seeks to undermine, and whose governments it seeks to overthrow.

Reuters Exposes Washington’s Global Disinformation Campaign: The Rest of the Story

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Philippines: Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic

Philippines: ACT solon wants to probe alleged US Pentagon secret anti-vax campaign

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker on Sunday called on the leaders of the House of Representatives to initiate a thorough probe into the alleged secret anti-inoculation campaign of the United States (US) military aimed at undermining China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACT solon wants to probe alleged US Pentagon secret anti-vax campaign (archived)

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Philippines: Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic

Colombian victims win historic verdict over Chiquita: Jury finds banana company liable for financing death squads.

After 17 years of litigation, a monumental win for victims of paramilitary violence in Colombia before a court in the United States.

Colombian victims win historic verdict over Chiquita: Jury finds banana company liable for financing death squads.

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Jury Awards Banana Company Victims $38.3 Million in Landmark Human Rights Case

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