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17 August
RT News (August 16, 2021)
USA News
16 August
‘US saved dogs over Afghan lives’: Washington accused of valuing animals over civilians, after soldiers evacuate K-9s
The US was accused of valuing the lives of its military dogs more than those of Afghan civilians, after soldiers were seen evacuating their animals while those desperate to escape the Taliban clung on to departing planes.
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World News
16 August
WATCH: Taliban fighters fire warning shots outside Kabul airport as crowds of Afghans try to enter facility
Large numbers of Afghan people have gathered outside Kabul airport, seeking to flee the country as the Taliban takes control. The group's fighters have reached the airport's gates and were seen firing guns to contain the crowd.
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USA News
16 August
CNN reporter in Kabul mocked for clip saying Taliban fighters ‘seem friendly’ after some shout ‘death to America!’
CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward was ridiculed on social media for reporting that members of the Taliban who were shouting “death to America!” behind her in Kabul seemed to be “friendly” nonetheless.
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World News
16 August
As German military plane FAILS to land in Kabul, Merkel calls US-led Afghanistan mission ‘NOT AS SUCCESSFUL’ as hoped
Overcrowding on the runway at Kabul airport has forced a German military plane to divert and refuel without evacuating anyone on the ground. Meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel bemoaned the lack of “success” in Afghanistan.
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16 August
Banning American conservatives from social media and not the Taliban proves we don’t know who the bad guys are any more
Where is the sense in banning Donald Trump from Twitter on the grounds of ‘inciting violence’ yet allowing the Taliban to carry on tweeting as they storm the presidential palace in Kabul?
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16 August
Will the next US military airlift be out of Washington DC as the American empire implodes on itself?
Reminiscent of the US airlift out of Saigon during the Vietnam War, this week’s evacuation of the US embassy in Kabul portends bad times for the United States, which is beleaguered by much more than just military dysfunction.
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World News
16 August
Wikipedia defaced to display Nazi SWASTIKA on pages about Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris
Multiple Wikipedia pages, including those of prominent politicians, have temporarily had the usual informational text replaced with a nasty surprise: a full-screen Nazi swastika over a lurid red background.
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16 August
America’s NARRATIVE failure in Afghanistan is worse than its military one – Now the entire world knows the emperor has no clothes
Afghanistan may not be the actual ‘graveyard of empires,’ but it looks set to bury at least the American one, by imploding the major narratives on which it has rested: invincibility, inevitability, prosperity and competence.
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Sport News
16 August
‘What about non-binary skaters?’ Skating bosses face immediate questions after releasing new rules for transgender competitors
Women who transition to men can compete without restriction and men becoming women will be required to take hormone level tests, according to new figure skating rules which have drawn a mixed reaction.
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