Polygraph
Monday 17 July 2023
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"The truth is that after the expulsion of the foreign forces (from Afghanistan) and full control of Islamic Emirate, equipment and vehicles are stored and saved in depots, and no one is allowed to smuggle or sell even a single weapon."
While reports indicate the Taliban have cracked down on the practice, arms smuggling, particularly to ideologically aligned militants abroad, continues. -
“It was stipulated in the CWC (Chemical Weapons Convention) that States Parties shall complete the destruction not later than 10 years after the entry into force of the CWC in 1997. The US is the last state to complete the destruction of its declared chemical weapons stockpile, far behind the time limit set in the CWC.”
The need for alternative disposal methods significantly prolonged the timeline for the U.S. to safely destroy chemical warfare agents. The U.S. met its commitment to irreversibly destroy all its chemical warfare stocks on July 7, 2023. -
“…the Russian military infrastructure has never moved toward Western Europe...”
The Russian Federation has been aggressively expanding its military presence toward Western Europe, including by waging a war in Ukraine and deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. -
"We have taken note of the Director for Strategic Communications of the NSC [National Security Council] John Kirby's statements about the provision of cluster munitions to Ukraine. The official de facto confessed to the United States committing war crimes during the Ukrainian conflict."
The Russian Embassy misquoted Kirby and used words he never said to amplify the Kremlin's disinformation about U.S. actions in Ukraine. -
“Russian athletes are listed as members of the Syrian team at the Pan-Arab Games that started in Algeria. Most of them have their names changed, two of them have their dates of birth [changed]."
Five athletes of Russian nationality are listed as Syrians at the Arab Sports Games, thereby violating international sports rules. -
Medvedev Is Wrong: Russian Authorities Did Not Prove Their 'Strength and Stability’ in Wagner Revolt
"The authorities in Russia have convincingly proved their strength and stability..."
The Russian authorities proved incapable of preventing Wagner from capturing two large cities and marching 800 km toward Moscow. -
“…[H]is [Qu Dongyu, current head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization] reelection with a big majority fully shows that his work over the past four years has been highly recognized by the international community, and the argument you just cited is totally unacceptable to the international community.”
Under Qu, the FAO has deviated from its longtime policy of reducing pesticide reliance in countries of the Global South. Instead of working to ensure food security, the FAO is accused of funding the supply of highly toxic chemicals to the Global South. -
“[t]he amendments were designed to promote the value of a multi-party democracy and strengthen Cambodia’s democratic process.”
The latest amendments to Cambodia’s election law diminish people’s political rights by penalizing political boycotting and further narrowing the space for the political opposition. -
“The IPR rhetoric is just one of the many disguises that the U.S. employs to conceal its real intention to crack down on emerging economies like China, whom it perceives as a potential threat to its economic hegemony.”
U.S. legal action against China for economic espionage is a response to Beijing’s large-scale theft of intellectual property. -
The Russian Federation does not strike at civilian infrastructure. The strikes are at objects that are in one way or another connected with the military infrastructure.
Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk hit a restaurant and killed at least 12 people, including children. -
“Any ship that wants to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must inform us of its nationality, type of cargo, and destination in Farsi, and if it does not do this, we will definitely go after it.”
International maritime laws govern the passage through the Strait of Hormuz. As coastal states, Iran and Oman can impose local regulations but complying with them is advisable, not mandatory. -
“The U.S., on the other hand, has chosen to ignore the facts, deliberately distorted China’s efforts as something sinister and even resorted to judicial action. China firmly opposes this.”
Beijing’s accusations against the U.S. are merely attempts to justify the People’s Republic of China (PRC) illegal operations on American soil to force expatriates to return to China.