Harvard Canceled Human Rights Event as Its President Met With Xi Jinping

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE LEFT LIBERAL ELITIST ON THEIR KNEES BEFORE RED CHINA BOSS XI !

Human rights scholar says university trades free inquiry for Chinese dollars

Then-Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust and Chinese president Xi Jinping / Getty Images

Yuichiro Kakutani – May 4, 2020 5:00 AM the washington free beacon

Harvard University canceled a panel discussion on Hong Kong protests because the event coincided with the university president’s meet-and-greet with Chinese president Xi Jinping, according to a former university scholar.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : FINAL DAYS FOR ASSAD ? / SYRIA – WITH PKK/PYD(SDF) IN GOVERNMENT ?

Report: Russia, Turkey, Iran agree to remove Assad

Local | 2020-05-04 12:01:00  ZAMAN ALWSL

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) expects that Russia, Turkey and Iran will reach a consensus to remove the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar Al-Assad, and establish a ceasefire in exchange for forming a transitional government that includes the opposition, members of the regime and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

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VERTUSCHUNGSVORWÜRFE : China muss Untersuchung zulassen

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : A „NO!“ TO THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF RED CHINA !

EIN KOMMENTAR VON KLAUS-DIETER FRANKENBERGER  – FAZ – 4.05.2020 

China sperrt sich vehement gegen eine unabhängige Untersuchung zum Ursprung der Corona-Pandemie. Dabei liegt die Aufklärung der Vertuschungsvorwürfe im Interesse Pekings.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ASSAD IN PUTIN’S & MAKHLOUFS HÄNDEN!

 

 Mächtiger Unternehmer Syriens beklagt sich bei Assad über Steuern

  • Bröckelt die Einheit der syrischen Herrschaftselite?
  • Ein Video des reichsten Syrers nach Machthaber Assad legt das nah.
  • Er beklagt sich darin über zu hohe Steuern.

01.05.2020, 15:40 Uhr  RND  NETZWERK – Damaskus. In einem selten öffentlichen Auftritt hat sich einer der mächtigsten und reichsten Geschäftsleute Syriens gegen Korruptionsvorwürfe gewährt. Rami Machluf, ein Cousin von Machthaber Baschar al-Assad, spricht den Staatschef in einem am Donnerstagabend über Facebook verbreiteten Video direkt an.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : MOSSAD ISRAEL = THE EU & GERMANY !

Mossad makes inroads with Israeli diplomacy in EU – analysis

In many of the above instances, the Mossad’s aid led to retaliation by European countries against Iran in the ongoing nuclear standoff.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB    – MAY 4, 2020 12:01 JERUSALEM POST

Mossad Director Yossi Cohen – We are in a new era.

Not only has the Foreign Ministry been weaker for some time, but Israeli intelligence has become an invaluable commodity to export, and it is having real results at the policy level in the European Union.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : FIRST STEPS FOR SMASHING PKK HEADQUARTERS IN QUANDIL MOUNTAINS (IRAQ – SOUTH KURDISTAN)  

Kurdish tensions in northern Iraq raise prospects of PKK crackdown

Kurdish intelligence source tells MEE of operation being prepared to drive armed group out of Iraq – By Sylvain Mercadier – MIDLE EAST EYE MEE

Published date: 2 May 2020 08:27 UTC | Fears are growing of a major confrontation between Kurdish factions in northern Iraq, as tensions continue to rise between Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) over control of a strategic territory.

A power struggle over a mountain pass in Zini Warte as well as an air strike by Turkey on a PKK base on 15 April have led to suggestions that a joint KRG-Turkey operation to drive the PKK out of the region could be in the works.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : DONALD TRUMPS NEW INITITIAVE CONTRA IRANIAN MULLAHS – U.S. PUSHES TO EXTEND IRAN ARMS BAN

  1. May 2020 THE SOUFAN CENTER

 Bottom Line Up Front:   •The Trump administration is at odds with other powers, particularly Russia and China, in its insistence on extending a United Nations ban on arms transfers to or from Iran.

  • A rift within the U.N. Security Council is assured if the United States implements its assertion that it can trigger a snap-back of all U.N. sanctions lifted under the deal.
  • Even if U.S. strategy at the United Nations succeeds, Russia and China are likely to sell Iran new conventional arms when the U.N. ban expires in October 2020.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS EXCLUSIV : For the first time … Russia moves militarily in Deir Ezzor countryside

DEIR EZZOR NEWS 4.  May 2020  – Local sources revealed to Deir Ezzor 24 network, that Russian forces conducted a military patrol on the outskirts of Al-Mayadeen city in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside, and that it is the first time for Russia to move militarily in the region. The sources said that the patrol drove near Al-Rahba Castle in the city, and near al-Taybah roundabout in al-Mayadeen.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ASSAD IN PUTIN’S & MAKHLOUFS HANDS !

Amid the problems with his inner circle, Assad must also weigh new reports that assert his air defense systems are failing against attacks.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN   MAY 4, 2020 10:21 – JERUSALEM POST

Syria’s regime has faced several embarrassments recently, including criticism from a wealthy insider and leaks claiming its air defense systems have failed to prevent attacks. Rami Makhlouf, a wealthy businessman and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, has expressed rare criticism of the regime in a recent video.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ANALYSIS FOR FUTURE : Pandemic Sets the Stage for a Western-Asian Ideological Contest

By Emil Avdaliani May 3, 2020  / ISRAEL  – BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,547, May 3, 2020

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As the shock from the coronavirus pandemic decreases over the coming months, both China and the West are likely to record successes in the economic and political realms. The crisis has set the stage for an ideological struggle between the West and China that will play a crucial role in determining the destiny of Eurasia throughout this decade and the next.

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