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Radio New Zealand has initiated an editorial audit over supposed "pro-Russian" editing of 22 stories which contain language that does not comport with US State Department-approved talking points

One article removed a reference to Maidan as a coup rnz.co.nz/programmes/new… Image
Another RNZ article is under review because it failed to adequately justify the Ukrainian government's raid on an Orthodox church and arrest of a priest for speech crimes rnz.co.nz/news/world/487… Image
This article contained a reference to undisputed truth and threatened to leave readers unacceptably pilled about "Maiden." We apologize for the error. rnz.co.nz/news/world/478… Image
There are no state-backed neo-Nazis in Ukraine. Those patches they wear display Hindu symbols of wisdom. We apologize to our readers. rnz.co.nz/news/world/466… Image
Russia did not annex Crimea after a popular referendum. This never happened. We apologize for even mentioning it. rnz.co.nz/news/world/466… Image
We are extremely concerned that a "pro-Russian" editor mentioned that the US was stocking Taiwan up on its weapons. You must not know that this is happening. We apologize for the unacceptable context. rnz.co.nz/news/national/… Image
The US may not be fanning the flames of war by sending arms to Ukraine, it is merely a Chinese allegation. We apologize for the inappropriate statement. rnz.co.nz/news/world/487… Image
This article failed to adequately justify Israel's killing of 10 Palestinians. We apologize to Benjamin Netanyahu for the "pro-Russian" editorial error. rnz.co.nz/news/world/483… Image
RNZ is extremely concerned that this article failed to sufficiently demonize Palestinians as terrorists and justify the logic behind Israel's military dictatorship in the occupied West Bank. We take this matter extremely seriously. rnz.co.nz/news/world/485… Image
We apologize for citing international law on the illegality of Israeli settlements. We are also concerned Netanyahu was called "hard right" instead of "far right."

We take this very seriously and have introduced appropriately convoluted language instead. rnz.co.nz/news/national/… Image

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Tony Blinken has already sustained two long interruptions during his closing Atlantic Council speech touting his own Middle East accomplishments: “Your legacy is genocide!” one protester shouted, causing Blinken to pause for over a minute.

This is the scene outside.
Blinken’s speech is a narcissistic Zionist rant, blaming Hamas for “hiding behind civilians” and refusing to “put down its arms” and end its struggle. It is a call for total Palestinian subjugation and ultimately an effort to polish his own bloodstained record. He urges empathy for Israelis, while painting Palestinians as a historic roadblock to US regional ambitions. Painting himself as a moderate caught between extremes, he openly wonders if he applied too much pressure on Israel to show restraint. A disgraceful curtain call evidencing a lack of self awareness capped with an empty call for peace.
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Dec 12, 2024
This is an obviously staged and fake scene by one of the biggest regime change frauds in corporate media. This prison had already been cleared out by HTS goon squads days earlier, then civilians scoured its cells for relatives. But somehow Clarissa Ward, the news actress who once faked being under direct fire by Hamas, and who has spent over a decade shamelessly propagandizing for the jihadists now executing minorities in Latakia, just happened upon the last prisoner slumbering under a blanket. This scam scenario reminds me of the time Ward's colleague, Arwa Damon, determined that Assad used chemical weapons by sniffing a child's backpack, and of the countless blatant deceptions deployed by the Syrian opposition on its way toward become the new gangster government. Journalist flim-flam like not only exposes the absence of editorial standards at CNN, it raises questions about the credibility of Ward's past pieces trumping up regime change in other countries targeted by US and UK intelligence.Image
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CNN’s @clarissaward testified at the UN in 2017 as a guest of the US govt to clamor for regime change in Syria

There, she described “Islamist factions” like Jolani’s Al-Nusra as “heroes on the ground”
Great 🧵on CNN's shamelessly staged atrocity propaganda scene
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Here are the Israeli Nazis chanting for the slaughter of Arab children after tearing down Palestinian flags and refusing to honor the moment of silence for Valencia

Sounds like some locals got fed up with these demons and decided to take out the trash
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Absolute trash. It sickens me that propagandists are conflating these colonial demons with the entire Jewish world.
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Stating he’s neither a Democrat or Republican, Routh’s clearly articulated mindset toward Russia mirrors that of Beltway hardliners. He offers gushing admiration for Juan Guaido, the Free Syrian Army, Myanmar rebels, and other CIA backed forces, while hinting at a friendship with MSNBC natsec hack and fellow International Brigade member Malcolm Nance.Image
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Routh urges the West to “instigate” a nuclear conflict with Russia and “strike first.” He wants a “quick and decisive and powerful blow to end it once and for all,” as the US did at the end of WWII.
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Mar 4, 2024
Today, Pramila Patten will launder the “Hamas mass rape” hoax through the UN

Patten was hosted and coached by Israel’s Foreign Ministry and Yossi Landau, the infamous ZAKA liar who fabricated tales of a fetus cut from a pregnant woman, beheaded babies and more

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According to ZAKA, Patten’s visit was the result of Israel lobby pressure on the UN

Her tour was overseen by ZAKA and Landau, notorious fabulists who gifted her with a “Never Again” plaque which she wore around her neck
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In 2022, Patten falsely claimed Russia was giving Viagra to its soldiers to rape Ukrainian women

She later fell for a prank call during which she admitted she had no evidence for the claim, and was a dupe for Ukrainian propaganda
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Here's Israeli model Tal Lee Menachem, who "sought to symbolise the rape of so many Israeli women on Oct 7," according to the Daily Mail dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
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Among the models in the October 7 fashion show was Raz Cohen, a star “eyewitness” in the NY Times Hamas rape investigation, who’s dramatically changed his testimony at least five times since that fateful day
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