ANTI-CORPORATISM

RAMIN MAZAHERI—During the Yellow Vest demonstration in Paris on April 20, 2019 – known as “Acte 23” – tear gas was fired almost constantly at protesters for over 5 hours. This was the first demonstration after the tragic fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, and the national protest focus was on Paris that day. However, the use of police brutality has not been at all exceptional at French protests since at least 2010, according to longtime PressTV Paris correspondent Ramin Mazaheri, who stayed on camera during a live interview in order to give viewers an idea of what is commonplace in the nation which repeatedly claims to be the “birthplace of human rights”.

RAMIN MAZAHERI—I have covered the Yellow Vest demonstrations for months and I can assure you: there are plenty of Muslim Yellow Vests.So why is there an impression that Muslims are not part of the movement? About the only thing we ever hear on the subject is: What a pity more Muslims didn’t show up.“We heard the same complaints for the ‘Je Suis Charlie’ march for Charlie Hebdo,” said Azergui, referring to the attack on the satirical paper’s headquarters in 2015. “I was at the march with my children, and I saw many Muslims there.”

RENEE PARSONS—The F35 was commissioned by the Pentagon in 1995 at a cost of $1.5 Trillion, becoming the most expensive weapon system in US history as well as providing significant technical challenges including a “catastrophic engine failure” with total damage estimated at $50 million, a “life threatening ejection seat malfunction” and a crash in South Carolina due to a faulty fuel tube.  The new controversial bomber jet fighter planes will be located in a dense area surrounded by public schools, a college and residential neighborhoods.

Philip Mudd, a former CIA agent and counterterrorism analyst on the network’s payroll, made the first false accusation during a Wednesday morning appearance on “New Day.” (The abject and sleazy cowards quickly withdrew the video, no longer available on YouTube.)“I think there’s an effort to protect WikiLeaks from a pedophile who lives in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London,” Mudd said, referring to the WikiLeaks founder.  WikiLeaks quickly fired back via social media, threatening a lawsuit against CNN.