All of us, every single man, woman, and child on the face of the Earth were born with the same unalienable rights; to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And, if the governments of the world can't get that through their thick skulls, then, regime change will be necessary.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Charity group CAGE - which claimed Jihadi John 'wouldn't hurt fly' - is given Home Office visas allowing it to bring in foreign workers
Margarita Simonyan tweeted: "They've closed our accounts in Britain. All our accounts. 'The decision is not subject to review.' Praise be to freedom of speech!"
RT says the bank gave no explanation for its decision.
It said the entire Royal Bank of Scotland Group, of which NatWest is part, was refusing to service RT.
The broadcaster says NatWest wrote to its London office, saying: "We have recently undertaken a review of your banking arrangements with us and reached the conclusion that we will no longer provide these facilities." The bank said its decision was final and it is "not prepared to enter into any discussion."
Are we entering a new Cold War?
Ofcom backs BBC in Russian TV case
He added that in order to "keep the pressure up", further sanctions against the Syrian regime "and their supporters" would be considered.
RT, which is run by the Kremlin, has previously been sanctioned by Ofcom for biased reporting.
This included claims that the BBC "staged" a chemical weapons attack for a news report on Syria.
The BBC won a case against the TV channel after complaining to Ofcom, saying the allegations made in a programme called The Truthseeker were false and struck "at the heart" of its obligations to accuracy and impartiality.
Ofcom ruled that elements of the programme were "materially misleading".
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BBC Breaking: NatWest freezes Russia Today's bank accounts in the UK NatWest bank has frozen the accounts of state-run broadcaster Russia Today (RT), its editor-in-chief says.
Margarita Simonyan tweeted: "They've closed our accounts in Britain. All our accounts. 'The decision is not subject to review.' Praise be to freedom of speech!"
RT says the bank gave no explanation for its decision.
It said the entire Royal Bank of Scotland Group, of which NatWest is part, was refusing to service RT.
The broadcaster says NatWest wrote to its London office, saying: "We have recently undertaken a review of your banking arrangements with us and reached the conclusion that we will no longer provide these facilities."
The bank said its decision was final and it is "not prepared to enter into any discussion."
Are we entering a new Cold War?
Ofcom backs BBC in Russian TV case
He added that in order to "keep the pressure up", further sanctions against the Syrian regime "and their supporters" would be considered.
RT, which is run by the Kremlin, has previously been sanctioned by Ofcom for biased reporting.
This included claims that the BBC "staged" a chemical weapons attack for a news report on Syria.
The BBC won a case against the TV channel after complaining to Ofcom, saying the allegations made in a programme called The Truthseeker were false and struck "at the heart" of its obligations to accuracy and impartiality.
Ofcom ruled that elements of the programme were "materially misleading".
CAGE has one member that I know of who supports suicide bombings.
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