Turkey should not become an EU member, said Czech President Milos Zeman, adding that Ankara sometimes behaves like an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) ally, even though Turkey is part of NATO. “I think Turkey is indeed a member of NATO, but sometimes behaves as if it’s more an ally of Islamic State. It […]
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Hundreds of people evacuated from Moscow’s ‘Cosmos’ hotel over false bomb threat
Almost a thousand people have been evacuated from the Cosmos hotel in northern Moscow after a call about an explosive device planted in the building. The hotel has been checked by K-9 police teams. The latest info suggests the call was false. Around nine hundred people were evacuated from the hotel on Saturday night […]
Hackers use Dridex malware to steal millions from UK bank accounts
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned internet users to protect themselves from cyber-attacks which have seen hackers harvest online banking details and steal millions from UK bank accounts. Nearly £20 million (US$30.9 milion) has been stolen in the UK by cyber fraudsters using Dridex, a strain of malware designed to eavesdrop on a […]
Pepe Escobar: Iranian plot was an inside job
RT October 13, 2011 A US government informant acting as a member of the Zetas, a drug cartel in Mexico, helped thwart an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States on American soil. Now Obama’s top national security aides are seeking new international sanctions against Iran. Pepe Escobar, correspondent for […]
Pepe Escobar: Gaddafi gold to boost Libya resistance
RT October 10, 2011 Fierce fighting for Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte continues in Libya, where revolutionary forces claim they’ve seized the convention centre – the main base of the Colonel’s loyalists. For over two days now, Libya’s interim rulers have been waging one of the biggest assaults yet on the most-important remaining stronghold of the […]
Escobar: Al-Qaeda asset is military commander of Tripoli
Speaking to RT today live from Brazil, Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar said that an al-Qaeda asset is now leading the military of rebel-controlled Libya. According to Escobar, Abdelhakim Belhadj, who commanded a military offensive in Libya over the weekend, has become the de facto commander of the Tripoli armed forces. Belhadj has also, says […]
Pepe Escobar: ‘Libya is Iraq 2.0’
As matters escalate in Libya as rebels comes the closest yet to bringing down the regime of Colonel Gaddafi, what fate does that nation — and the rest of the world — face in the days to come? Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says that what the US and NATO perceive as a collective victory […]