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A recent article in The Guardian parroted a US state-funded group's evidence-free allegations that The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté -- who has reported extensively on the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal -- is "the most prolific spreader of disinformation" about Syria among a "network" of "conspiracy theorists."

Aaron called Guardian reporter Mark Townsend on the phone to ask him to substantiate these defamatory claims, and why he didn’t reach out before printing them. 

Guest: Mark Townsend. Reporter for The Guardian who wrote the story, “Network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified” — now updated with Aaron Maté’s response. 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/19/russia-backed-network-of-syria-conspiracy-theorists-identified

Note: to reduce repetition, the recording of the phone call between Aaron and Mark Townsend has been shortened. Townsend was contacted for comment prior to publication of this segment, but did not respond.

Grayzone challenges Guardian reporter on US state-funded Syria smears

The Biden administration is turning up the heat against China yet again, as news leaks that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is traveling to Taiwan in August—another in a series of majorly escalatory acts.

Brian is joined by Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, founding director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University, and activist with Pivot to Peace.

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Dangerous Game: Pelosi Provokes China Over Taiwan

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Abby & Mike have a long talk after the overturn of Roe v. Wade: how we got here and the disturbing new reality in America.

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Roe v. The Empire - Analyzing the Aftermath [PREVIEW]

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Ben Norton talks about China, Russia, Ukraine, NATO and a multipolar world. 

Ben Norton is a journalist, the editor of Multipolarista (https://multipolarista.com/) and a former editor at The Grayzone.

Ben Norton on NATO, China, Russia & A Multipolar World

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the housing market as the Federal Reserve-induced economic downturn takes shape. The situation is rapidly deteriorating for both renters and prospective home buyers, with evictions on the rise, prices rising and interest rates spiraling out of control.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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Evictions, rising rents and unaffordable homes: Capitalist housing market a total failure

Two former US diplomats admitted that 87% of the world's population has refused to enforce the West's sanctions on Russia, showing neutrality over the proxy war in Ukraine. They said "the outbreak of Cold War II" has led countries "to become increasingly multi-aligned," especially in the Global South.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OG7UPNGRWH4

Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/21/global-south-west-cold-war-russia

87% of world doesn't support West's new cold war on Russia

Robbie Martin is joined by Max aka Compostghoul, a researcher and Media Roots collaborator who has been working with Robbie to turn previous Media Roots anthrax investigative podcasts into long form written pieces.  They start by giving their opinions about what was good and bad about the new Netflix documentary: Anthrax, In the Shadow of 9/11. Halfway through the podcast Robbie and Max emphasize how the recently unearthed abandoned St Petersburg hoax letters thread alone undermines the entire FBI case about Bruce Ivins, possibly the strongest evidence point at the current moment that proves that the anthrax attacks must have been the work of at least 2 individuals, but probably more. In the last third Robbie throws out darker possibilities for suspects, including the liklihood that whoever conducted the 2001 anthrax attacks had foreknowledge of the 9/11 attacks and was planning the anthrax attack before 9/11 actually occured. 

Robbie mentions several crucial previous Media Roots works on the 2001 anthrax attacks throughout the podcast, please see all the links below:

Schrödinger's Super Patriot : The 2001 Anthrax Mystery (true crime long form investigative podcast w/ Abby Martin)
https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/schrodingers-super-patriot-the-2001-anthrax-mystery-pt-1-of-2

American Anthrax 1.5 (video documentary from 2015)
https://youtu.be/0PqU7dXEirU

The Anthrax Cache .4 (a massive cache of public documents compiled by Robbie Martin and Gumby collecting together vital information about the anthrax attacks)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DD92jEbey5c6FIqbpmjTyFutApNW--ue?usp=sharing

Amerithrax 20th Anniversary: St Petersburg Letters, Bruce Ivins' Bilocation & the Anthrax Timeline
https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/amerithrax-20th-anniversary-st-petersburg-letters-the-anthrax-timeline-bruce-irvins-bilocation?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0&si=6ce8a1f7f10b4dc092f78acdbb2c2dc2

the Enquirer, BioOne, Sabre, Anthrax, AMI, Rudy Giuliani, David Pecker, Rustine, Manafort & Marcor
https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/the-enquirer-bioone-sabre-anthrax-ami-rudy-giuliani-david-pecker-rustine-manafort-marcor

Kathy Nguyen the Anthrax Victim FBI Called a Terrorist & Swabbing Hijacker Remains in Shanksville
https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/kathy-nguyen-the-anthrax-victim-fbi-called-a-terrorist-swabbing-hijacker-remains-in-shanksville

The Florida 2001 Attacks Event Map compiled by Robbie Martin
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=10jYWhDZQN36arFw6K5sVy_i146uE3Zsx&usp=sharing

Media Roots Radio

The 2001 Anthrax Attacks 21 Years Later & How the Hoax Letters Prove a Conspiracy

Jeffrey Sachs joins The Grayzone's Aaron Maté and Max Blumenthal to discuss escalating nuclear rhetoric in Ukraine proxy war, the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, and why a diplomatic off-ramp is more urgent than ever. Sachs also addresses the investigation into the origins of Covid-19. 

Guest: Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He has also served as chair of the Lancet COVID-19 commission.

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Jeffrey Sachs: end Ukraine proxy war or face "armageddon"

European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen warned China and Russia are a “global challenge” to Western hegemony. She called for weakening their influence in the Global South, cutting their access to raw materials, opposing Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, and expanding the EU.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fW4Sc6JAJEs

Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/13/von-der-leyen-eu-china-russia-threats

Our past report "NATO’s 2022 plan declares second cold war on Russia and China": https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/08/nato-2022-strategic-concept-russia-china

EU calls China and Russia ‘threats’ in ‘war for the future of the entire world’

Historian Aaron Good explains how the Western Big Oil corporations that dominated the global crude industry, known as the "Seven Sisters," had significant influence in the government of US President Dwight Eisenhower and inspired the CIA's first ever coup, the 1953 putsch against Iran's elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kv9n4q7IM64

This is PART 14 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Ben Norton is co-hosting with Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

PLAYLIST with past episodes in the series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hNArLl765PXe8tsTKmOciGL

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How oil corporations influenced US President Eisenhower and CIA coup in Iran

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