There are two things that go off script and are not allowed to be said. Every official statement or mainstream media article that mentions the war in Ukraine must call it an unprovoked war. You are not allowed to say that NATO expansion east, potentially to Ukraine and right up to Russia’s borders, was a provocation, even if you add that it does not justify the war. And you are not allowed to say that it is time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia and that conceding territory must be on the table. In the past couple of weeks, top NATO officials have said them both.
NATO Keeps Saying Things NATO Doesn’t Let You Say
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Pakistan Confirms Secret Diplomatic Cable Showing U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan
After initially suggesting the cable published by The Intercept was inauthentic, Pakistani officials now claim it doesn’t reveal a conspiracy.
Pakistan Confirms Secret Diplomatic Cable Showing U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan
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Did the U.S. Push Imran Khan from Power? Leaked Cable Shows How State Dept. Pressured Pakistan
Gonzalo Lira’s Father Pleads With The US: “He’s Facing 6-8 Years in Prison for Speaking His Mind”
INTERVIEW: All I know is that Gonzalo was detained on May 1
INTERVIEW: I don’t know if my son is alive or whether he has been tortured, says Gonzalo Lira Sr. Zelensky claims Ukraine’s fight is about freedom. Well he’s not showing it to the rest of the world.
INTERVIEW: All I know is that Gonzalo was detained on May 1 via George Galloway
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Father of Gonzalo Lira, American jailed in Ukraine, speaks out against “political imprisonment”
Father of Gonzalo Lira, American jailed in Ukraine, speaks out against “political imprisonment”
US citizen Gonzalo Lira faces a long prison term in Ukraine for criticizing the country’s government. Shunned by the US government, his father is fighting to stop the “slow death of a son.”
Father of Gonzalo Lira, American jailed in Ukraine, speaks out against “political imprisonment”
State Department Won’t Say If It’s Working to Free US Citizen Detained in Ukraine
The State Department has refused to say if it’s engaging with the Ukrainian government over American citizen Gonzalo Lira, who was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) due to his political views on the conflict with Russia.
State Department Won’t Say If It’s Working to Free US Citizen Detained in Ukraine
Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said.
Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia
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Role of US troops in Sudan to shift as Biden administration sees no quick end to fighting
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