Misleading
Tuesday 19 January 2021
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“…Mr. Pompeo is so out of touch with this reality by ignoring basic facts, making an issue out of ideology, and sensationalizing security threats in the Arctic.”
Beijing’s push into the Arctic is not simply about enhanced international cooperation. -
"With operations in the field of Operation Green Brazil 2, with the Armed Forces in support ... we have advanced in the fight against environmental crimes and other illegal activities, obtaining significant results."
National and international data show fires in the Amazon rainforest are setting records, flatly contradicting claims by the Bolsonaro government. -
“Meanwhile, while sanctioning the Assad regime, the U.S. continued its massive financial support for the YPG terrorists in 2020.”
The U.S. supported the Kurdish YPG's fight against ISIS terrorists. Washington distinguishes between Syria-based YPG, and the PKK that operates in Turkey -
"The so-called ‘investigation’ posted on the Internet by A. Navalny about the alleged actions taken against him is a planned provocation aimed at discrediting the FSB of Russia and its employees, the implementation of which would not have been possible without the organizational and technical support of foreign special services."
Navalny made the phone call using publicly available software. He called to the mobile number, listed in the Russian providers’ database as belonging to a known FSB operative. -
“[T]he only corruption I have seen is from the famous Americans lobbyists who go there and steal millions of dollars from the government promising to fix the situation between the countries.”
Even former supporters of Maduro’s government have accused it of corruption. Saab himself is detained in Africa on suspicion of money laundering. -
“Once again, I can reject these accusations and once again I want to remind you that it was President (Vladimir) Putin who proposed that the American side agree and conclude agreements (with Russia) on cyber security.”
Kremlin’s rote denials contradict a pile of evidence from new and previously investigated hacks by Russian state actors. -
“It is not appropriate for you to present the Egyptian state, and everything it does for its people and the stability of the region, as an oppressive regime.”
On December 2, 17 global rights groups accused the Egyptian government of “brutal” repression. Earlier, the U.N. criticized Egypt for silencing dissent. -
“… Indian troops crossed the border and launched provocative attacks against Chinese personnel.”
Although China says Indian troops instigated the bloody Himalayan border clash on June 15 , a U.S. commission reports that China may have “planned” the incident. -
“The information disseminated in the media, that the probe is being launched by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Moscow based on the statements by A. Navalny, does not correspond to reality.”
Russian officials have tiptoed around the question of a new Navalny criminal case, without confirming or denying there is one. -
“Experts familiar with Hong Kong's judicial affairs said that the denial of bail on Thursday is a legal decision based on the fact that (Jimmy) Lai was involved in multiple cases, and there is the risk that he might flee the city …”
The charges against Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai are relatively minor and the risk of denying him bail was exaggerated. -
"It’s hard to say what Ms. Sandu meant when she pointed to the need to withdraw Russian peacekeepers, but it will hardly help resolve the issue and we will hardly be able to accept this kind of irresponsible demand.”
Source: TASS, December 1, 2020The U.N. has said Russian troops in Transnistria aren’t peacekeepers and should leave Moldovan territory. -
“He says to everyone we all have to take it very seriously, that is what he said, we must take the epidemic seriously, and it refers to what we say here every night.”
López-Gatell’s comment misrepresents a dire assessment of Mexico’s coronavirus risk from World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.