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Even CNN is tired of Joe Biden lying about having been against the Iraq War CNN has blasted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for claiming once again that he opposed the Iraq War from the beginning, when in fact he was an advocate of the war, speaking in favor of it many times. In a piece published on CNN's ‘Facts First’ blog Biden was scolded for “dishonestly” claiming he opposed the invasion of Iraq. The fact-check came after Biden told a voter in Iowa at the weekend that he was against the war “from the very moment” George W. Bush launched it. In reality, Biden “repeatedly spoke in favor of the war both before and after it began,” CNN wrote. The network called Biden's comment “highly misleading even under the most generous interpretation,...

US coalition to leave Iraq ‘in due deference to sovereignty’ – general Citing a vote in the Iraqi parliament, the head of US forces in Iraq has informed the government in Baghdad that the US-led coalition will be leaving the country, in a letter that contradicts President Trump's earlier statements. “In due deference to the sovereignty” of Iraq, the Combined Joint Task Force Iraq will be “repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement,” Marine General William H. Seely III wrote in a letter to the Iraqi Defense Ministry on Monday, which has surfaced online. #Breaking: US military tells Iraqi Joint operations command that they are preparing to move out. pic.twitter.com/yqoFiEIHBD— Mustafa Sa...

‘Never threaten the Iranian nation’: Rouhani rebuffs Trump’s warning that 52 Iranian targets may be hit Iran’s president has reminded Donald Trump of the 290 Iranians who died when the US shot down their plane in 1988, after the US president threatened to hit 52 targets in Iran – the same number of American hostages taken in 1979. “Those who refer to the number 52 should also remember the number 290,” Hassan Rouhani wrote on Twitter. “Never threaten the Iranian nation.” The US guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 with 290 crew and passengers on board over the Strait of Hormuz in July 1988. Washington said the jet didn’t respond to warnings and was identified as an Iranian warplane because of that. Back then Tehran blasted...

FBI conducted record number of gun sale background checks in 2019, as Democrats promise gun control The FBI carried out a record 28 million background checks on firearms purchases in 2019, as Americans rushed to buy weapons amid calls for tougher gun laws. According to FBI data, 28,369,750 background checks were performed in 2019, smashing the previous record of 27 million in 2016. The agency ran 202,465 checks on Black Friday alone. The Christmas period was a festive one for firearms retailers, with just under three million checks carried out in December, the second-highest month since the National Instant Criminal Background Check System began in 1998. Also on rt.com NRA was a ‘foreign asset’ of Russia in 2016 ele...

US deploys reinforcements to Kenya airfield after Al-Shabaab attack kills three The Pentagon is sending troops to “bolster security” at Manda Bay Airfield in Lamu County, Kenya, after an attack on Sunday by terror group Al-Shabaab killed three Americans and wounded two more. An unspecified number of additional forces will be joining US and Kenyan forces currently stationed at the base, the Pentagon announced on Monday. AFRICOM has ruled out the possibility that Sunday’s attack was related to rising tensions between the US and Iran. Also on rt.com One US service member, two contractors killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Kenya, two DoD personnel injured One US soldier and two contractors died on Sunday when the mil...

As Harvey Weinstein trial begins, Hollywood dutifully feigns the outrage it kept quiet for the years he operated Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein is finally on trial for sexual assault and rape charges, and Hollywood wants us to know they’re horrified - despite years of quietly letting Weinstein prey on women, and even joking about it. Jury selection for Weinstein’s trial has begun, and all eyes were on the one-time Hollywood titan as he hobbled into court on Monday, seemingly trying to look older than his 67 years. Over 100 women have gone on the record accusing him of varying levels of sexual impropriety, from unwanted advances to rape. Also on rt.com Roman Polanski claims media trying to make him a ‘monster’ a...

Damage control: Trump admin backtracking on threat to target Iran’s ‘cultural sites’ after international outrage US administration officials are scrambling to walk back Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would target Iranian cultural sites by denying that he ever made the threat, even after he doubled down. Trump provoked widespread outrage with a tweet Saturday claiming that Washington had 52 Iranian sites in its crosshairs, some of which were “very important” to “Iranian culture.” Those targets, he added, would be hit “very fast and very hard” if Tehran retaliated for the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani. ....targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level &...

Hat-trick hero: Cristiano Ronaldo arrives with iPod Shuffle, then nets second-half treble to fire Juventus back to Serie A summit Portuguest superstar Cristiano Ronaldo produced a brilliant second-half performance as he helped push his Juventus side back to the top spot in Serie A as "The Old Lady" defeated Cagliari 4-0 at home on Monday. After a goalless first half, Ronaldo exploded into life in the second half as he latched on a mistake inside the Cagliari box to fire his first of the day. The veteran hitman then made no mistake from the penalty spot to double Juve's lead. Ronaldo then turned provider as he set up Gonzalo Higuain for the Turin side's third of the day, before wrapping up the three points – and securing the match ball – by  rounding o...