Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:07 a.m. No.20441511   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Ukraine used US-made chemical weapons – Russia

 

Moscow claims that Washington and Kiev have violated the articles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

 

Washington and Kiev have violated articles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as Ukrainian forces have used illegal munitions on the battlefield, Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov has claimed.

 

The head of Russia’s Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces provided several examples of Kiev’s alleged use of banned chemical weapons and non-lethal chemical agents that he said were obtained from the US.

 

Kirillov claimed that Ukraine used drones to drop US-made gas grenades on December 28, 2023 containing “CS” compound – a chemical classified as a riot-control tool that irritates the eyes and upper respiratory tract, and can cause skin burns, respiratory paralysis and cardiac arrest when used in high concentrations.

 

He said the delivery of such munitions by the US to Ukraine was a direct violation of the rules of the OPCW, which states that a country must “never, under any circumstances, transfer chemical weapons directly or indirectly to anyone.”

 

He also reported that, on June 15, 2023, Moscow’s forces were attacked by a drone carrying a container filled with chloropicrin, which is classified as a Schedule 3 compound under the Chemical Weapons Convention and is strictly prohibited – even for law enforcement purposes. The same chemical was also used by Kiev on August 3 and 11, 2023 near the village of Rabotino, according to Kirillov.

 

The general also provided several examples of Kiev using toxic substances against Russian military personnel, as well as poisoning high-ranking officials such as the head of Russia’s Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo in August 2022.

 

Kirillov said Russian intelligence believes that Ukraine’s forces, under the guidance of its Western backers, are developing a new military tactic that would use a “chemical belt.” This would involve blowing up containers with hydrocyanic acid and ammonia to prevent an advance by Russian forces.

 

He added that plans for such a large-scale use of toxic chemicals were evidenced by the fact that Kiev had asked the EU to supply it with hundreds of thousands of antidotes, gas masks and other personal protective equipment in 2024. That’s in addition to 600,000 ampules of organophosphorus antidotes, and 750,000 bottles of drugs for the detoxification of mustard gas, lewisite and hydrocyanic acid derivatives that were supplied by NATO countries in 2023.

 

“It is obvious that the volumes requested by Ukraine are excessive for a country that does not have chemical weapons,” Kirillov stated.

 

There has been no response from the OPCW despite all of this evidence being presented to the organization four months ago, the general said, accusing it of being run by Washington as a tool to target its political opponents.

 

In November, Russia lost its seat on the OPCW Executive Council after failing to get enough votes from other members of the organization. Kirillov said Moscow was effectively “pushed out” of its seat and was replaced by Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania, who he claimed were pursuing an obvious anti-Russia policy

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/592680-ukraine-us-chemical-weapons/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:11 a.m. No.20441526   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

The Lankford-McConnell Immigration Bill Provided $7 Billion to Keep the Border Open and the Human Pipeline into the US Cranking Away

 

The James Lankford-Mitch McConnell immigration bill provided $7 billion to keep the border open and the human pipeline cranking away.

 

These same people won’t vote to fund a border wall – But they will vote to send $7 billion to NGOs to keep the the border open to illegal aliens.

 

Steve Bannon added this: “McConnell/Lankford Bill Provided $7 Billion for NG0s and Local Governments to Process Illegal Aliens Faster.”

 

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/lankford-mcconnell-immigration-bill-provided-7-billion-keep/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:13 a.m. No.20441530   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Pentagon Confirms $32M Drone Downed Off Yemen, Same Day UK Tanker Destroyed

 

Update(1330ET): Monday has been a bad day for the Western coalition patrolling the Red Sea. First, US defense officials have confirmed to The New York Times that overnight an MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed and that the Pentagon is investigating, after the Houthis stated (see below) they successfully shot it down:

 

The Pentagon is investigating the cause of a crash of an American military surveillance drone off the coast of Yemen on Monday morning, two U.S. officials said.

 

The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters, confirmed that the drone, an MQ-9 Reaper, fell out of the sky. Iranian-backed Houthi militants said on Monday that they had downed the drone near the port city of Al Hudaydah, in western Yemen.

 

As a reminder, the cost of each Reaper is commonly estimated at $32 million. The below purports to be video of the US drone downing (unverified footage):

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/crew-abandons-cargo-ship-after-houthi-attack-us-mq-9-reaper-downed-rebels

 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1759515815307517993

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:18 a.m. No.20441555   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

COVID Vaccine Shedding Is 'Real', FDA & Pfizer Documents Are Proof: Clinicians

 

“Shedding is unfortunately real,” said Dr. Pierre Kory at the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in early February. “The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) knows that.”

 

Dr. Kory is a co-founder of the FLCCC, a non-profit advocacy group founded by physicians for the treatment of COVID-19, long COVID, and postvaccine syndromes. He is also the co-founder of the Leading Edge Clinic and has treated over a thousand long-COVID and postvaccine patients.

 

Fact-checkers have largely denied shedding on the basis of definition. The commonly cited definition comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, which defines shedding as the release of viruses, bacteria, and their components from live vaccines.

 

While mRNA and adenovirus vaccines are not live vaccines, they function similarly to gene therapy products.

 

All gene therapy products pose a risk of shedding, according to the FDA.

 

FDA Documents

In a 2015 document titled Design and Analysis of Shedding Studies for Virus or Bacteria-Based Gene Therapy and Oncolytic Products, the FDA defines shedding as “the release of [viral or bacterial gene therapy products] … from the patient through one or all of the following ways: excreta (feces); secreta (urine, saliva, nasopharyngeal fluids etc.); or through the skin (pustules, sores, wounds).”

 

In the same document, the FDA also explains what gene therapy products are: “All products that mediate their effects by transcription and/or translation of transferred genetic material.”

 

The COVID-19 mRNA and adenovirus vaccines fall into this category. They mediate their effects by inducing the body to translate mRNA genetic information into spike proteins.

 

Some gene therapy products known to shed include an eye treatment branded as Luxturna. Luxturna uses an adenovirus carrier to deliver eye protein DNA to retina cells in patients.

 

The Luxturna adenovirus and its DNA have been found in patients’ tears, according to the product’s package insert.

 

Similarly, mRNA and adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines may cause vaccinated patients to release spike proteins or other vaccine components, Dr. Kory explained.

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/covid-vaccine-shedding-real-fda-and-pfizer-documents-are-proof-clinicians

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:22 a.m. No.20441579   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1628 >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Kristi Noem stays silent as South Dakota GOP cedes property rights

 

It's shocking that South Dakota lacks statewide leaders who speak with conviction about the fraud of global warming and the carbon capture grift.

Remember Summit Carbon Solutions and that Green New Deal pipeline the company wanted to lay through the Dakotas, seizing people’s land in the process? Well, the project is back, and it’s stronger than ever. Evidently, supporting property rights and opposing Agenda 2030’s “carbon neutral” dystopia is too much to ask of South Dakota Republicans.

 

The state Senate’s Commerce and Energy Committee last week passed SB 201, which pre-empts all local ordinances and restrictions on carbon capture pipelines. These pipelines serve no purpose other than pleasing the gods of phantom global warming and satisfying the grift of green energy companies backed by government venture socialism. They do nothing other than capture and store carbon forever with no feasible endgame.

 

It’s hard to imagine this bill would get so much support from Senate leadership if Kristi Noem were vociferously opposed to it.

 

Local South Dakota counties have thrown up zoning and ordinance barriers to the pipelines’ construction. So Summit tried to get the state Public Utilities Commission to circumvent local ordinances. When that didn’t work, Summit lobbyists set about pre-empting local control by changing the law.

 

https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/kristi-noem-stays-silent-as-south-dakota-gop-cedes-property-rights

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:26 a.m. No.20441602   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1605 >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Israel Declares Brazil President Lula Persona non Grata After Comparing Anti-Hamas Operations to Holocaust

 

The government of Israel declared Brazil’s far-left President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva persona non grata on Monday in response to comments in which Lula compared Israel’s self-defense operations against Hamas to the Holocaust.

 

The designation, as per International law, bans Lula from entering Israel.

 

Lula, who is currently on an official tour of Africa that began last week, repeatedly condemned Israel during his visits to Egypt and Ethiopia. He particularly disparaged Israel for attempting to protect itself from the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas, responsible for the October 7 attack on Israeli civilians that killed an estimated 1,200 people.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2024/02/19/israel-declares-brazil-president-lula-persona-non-grata-after-comparing-anti-hamas-operations-to-holocaust/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:37 a.m. No.20441662   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1686 >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Paul Craig Roberts: The Genocide of the West

 

Are NGOs another example of liberal goody two shoes good intentions going wrong, or are they an organized plot against white countries?

 

Whatever the answer, NGOs have certainly done enormous harm to white countries. After many years of negligence, Putin finally partially cracked down on Western-financed NGOs that were organizing disruptive events in Russia and creating the image of Putin as a dictator. Putin’s government required foreign-financed NGOs to register as foreign agents.

 

Documented reports from independent journalists have established that NGOs are spearheading the immigrant-invaders who are overrunning the United States. As I recently reported ( www.paulcraigroberts.org/2024/02/06/america-is-undergoing-genocide/ ), NGOs are actually recruiting “people of color” into the ranks of immigrant-invaders, providing them with transportation, money, and maps of the pathways to the US border that are supplied with accommodation, food, and health care. One of the most important NGOs underwriting the immigrant-invaders seems to be the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), of which the current director of the US Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, himself a Jew, was a board member until December 2020. According to an article on substack, HIAS has received $100,000,000 from the US government in the past three years. If this is true, then the Biden regime is underwriting the immigrant invasion with US taxpayers’ money.

 

The long-term, ongoing invasion of the EU and UK has benefited enormously from NGOs, especially from the moral support the NGOs provide for the invasion and for their work in conditioning Europeans to accept immigrant-invaders as the moral thing to do. You might remember the reports of the German women whose reward for welcoming the immigrant-invaders was to be raped by them. When the women complained of being raped, they were branded “racists.”

 

The story is the same in Sweden and Norway.

 

NGOs are largely a post-1990 phenomena. Recently there have been reports of the impact of foreign-funded NGOs in diversifying Ireland’s population and transforming its culture in Woke directions that elevate the legitimization of sexual perversion above Christian morality.

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/paul-craig-roberts-the-genocide-of-the-west/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:40 a.m. No.20441682   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1765

US Threatens to Veto New Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council

 

The US has vetoed two similar resolutions

 

The US is threatening to veto a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza at the UN Security Council as the US continues to provide political cover for the Israeli massacre of Palestinians.

 

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a statement that if the resolution, which is being drafted by Algeria, was brought to a vote, it would not be adopted.

 

Thomas-Greenfield justified US opposition to a ceasefire by pointing to US efforts to push for a new hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vetoed hostage talks last week, and Qatar, the mediator of the negotiations, said Saturday that things were not looking “promising.”

 

Thomas-Greenfield said Algeria’s resolution would “run counter” to US efforts on the hostage deal. “We have communicated this concern repeatedly to our colleagues on the Council. For that reason, the United States does not support action on this draft resolution. Should it come up for a vote as drafted, it will not be adopted,” she said.

 

The US has already used its veto power on the Security Council to veto two resolutions calling for an end to the onslaught. The Biden administration has also dismissed the International Court of Justice’s ruling that it’s “plausible” Israel is committing genocide and continues to provide unconditional military support for the slaughter.

 

Thomas-Greenfield said the resolution would get in the way of US “diplomacy” related to pushing for a hostage deal. “It is critical that other parties give this process the best odds of succeeding, rather than push measures that put it — and the opportunity for an enduring resolution of hostilities — in jeopardy,” she said.

 

https://news.antiwar.com/2024/02/18/us-threatens-to-veto-new-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-at-un-security-council/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:43 a.m. No.20441699   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1705 >>1765 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Israel accused of repressing basic Palestinian freedoms in ICJ hearing on West Bank rule

 

Israel rejects legitimacy of World Court proceedings sought by Palestinians, who want Israeli control of West Bank, East Jerusalem to be declared illegal in non-binding process

 

Israel accused of repressing basic Palestinian freedoms in ICJ hearing on West Bank rule

Israel rejects legitimacy of World Court proceedings sought by Palestinians, who want Israeli control of West Bank, East Jerusalem to be declared illegal in non-binding process

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-accused-of-repressing-basic-palestinian-freedoms-in-icj-hearing-on-west-bank-rule/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:46 a.m. No.20441714   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1716 >>1717

1000 American MK-82 Heading to Israel: U.S. Increasing Support for Israeli and Turkish Air Fleets

 

Current and former U.S officials interviewed by the Wall Street Journal have reported that approximately 1,000 MK-82 227 kilogram unguided gravity bombs are being reviewed for delivery to Israel, among a range of other military equipment intended to further reinforce the Middle Eastern state. The Israel Defence Force has ongoing operations against Palestinian militia forces in the Gaza Strip and against the Lebanese political party and militia group Hezbollah. The Israeli Air Force has also launched multiple air strikes against neighbouring Syria, which escalated considerably since hostilities in Gaza broke out in October. An assessment drafted by the U.S. Embassy in Israel stated that the country has requested an accelerated transfer to defend against “continued and emerging regional threats,” with American assessments highlighting that Israeli military operations were intended “to prevent gross violations of human rights,” and that the country was “a transparent partner” where concerns over possible misuse of American equipment were raised.

 

In late 2023 American officials reported that the United States had supplied Israel with 100 BLU-109 bunker buster bombs, with 15,000 bombs shipped to the country in the two months following the outbreak of hostilities in early October. Supplies of very large quantities of ordinance for use in Israeli operations has raised significant controversies particularly outside the Western world, with Israeli forces having been widely accused war crimes, and at times even genocide, against the Palestinian population by international observers. Alongside Israel, the United States has also expedited arms transfers to its second major regional defence partner Turkey, a NATO member, with the Joe Biden administration seeking to accelerate a $20 billion transfer of F-16 fighters, avionics systems and air launched weapons. In parallel to the Israeli Air force, the Turkish Air Force has also continued to launch strikes on Syrian targets, and has in the past also attack Hezbollah targets on multiple occasions. Turkey has also been offered a resumption of its partnership in the F-35 program, and is the only regional state other than Israel to have been permitted to acquire the fifth generation fighters, which are currently providing important contributions to the Israeli war effort. In parallel to arming Israel directly, and expanding the American military presence in the Middle East, bolstering Turkish military power has provided the United States with a key means of countering Israel’s primary adversaries.

 

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/1000-mk82-israel-turkish-fleets

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:49 a.m. No.20441727   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1733 >>1749 >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Americas First 15-Minute City Has Been Created In Tempe, Arizona Do Residents Know Whats in Store for Them? By Patricia Harrity on February 18, 2024

 

A Tempe, Arizona, neighborhood has been named “Culdesac” and is America’s first example of a 15-minute city, a vision of the World Economic Forum and the globalist cult, who are pitching the concept as being more environmentally friendly. Instead of seeing this development as a dystopian nightmare, Culdesac residents appear to be thrilled at their new way of life, do they have any idea what they have in store for them?

 

A 15-minute city is a SMART City in an urban environment with omnipresent surveillance and data harvesting technologies that will monitor and record even the most intimate, personal details of every individual inhabiting it.

 

The globalist goal is to collect the data of every individual and will know:

 

What they eat and drink,

Where they go,

What they buy,

Who they meet,

What they think and feel

Their opinions and habits

Their health and vaccination status. Etc, etc..

In other words, every little detail, and as the oft-quoted Noah Yuval Harari has said, those who own that data will know you better than you know yourself. Yet this all-encompassing surveillance has been justified as we are told that it will be essential for the future of the planet, and to save it from “climate change.”

 

They also guarantee it will make your life more connected, safer, and healthier and it looks like the Culdesac residents have bought the idea.

 

A 12 News report promoted the community as helping with sustainability which includes them giving up their own vehicles as Culdesac is the first community in the nation to be designed around car-free living, but instead of being unhappy about this, the report showed a Culdesac employee who seemed to be thrilled about the alternate transportation provided in the neighborhood due to gas vehicles being prohibited from the area.

 

The employee told 12 News “Residents can own one [a car] as long as it’s not parked on site. “Can you imagine living on top of your grocery store?” the employee asked the news outlet.

 

“What’s the appeal of living on top of a grocery store?” asked the People’s voice” who say that “of course, the development will be used to push similar Agenda 2030 nightmare neighborhoods across America.

 

https://expose-news.com/2024/02/18/americas-first-15-minute-city-has-been-created-in-tempe-arizona-do-residents-know-whats-in-store-for-them/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 11:58 a.m. No.20441773   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1921 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Biden Working on Providing Ukraine with Long-Range Ballistic Missiles. Capable of Hitting Targets Beyond Crimea.

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/breaking-biden-working-on-providing-ukraine-with-long-range-ballistic-missiles-capable-of-hitting-targets-beyond-crimea/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, noon No.20441784   🗄️.is 🔗kun

US military-industrial complex sees surge in profits amid Ukrainian conflict.

 

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has proven to be a lucrative opportunity for the American military-industrial complex, with a notable increase in orders for weapons and ammunition from European allies and the Pentagon. The Wall Street Journal reports a sharp uptick in demand, as European nations bolster their military capabilities, and the Pentagon replenishes depleted reserves destined for Ukraine.

 

The 60th Munich Security Conference, held from February 16 to 18, witnessed mass protests in Munich against the escalating military aid to Ukraine. Demonstrators voiced concerns that supplying arms to Kyiv might exacerbate the conflict, urging a peaceful resolution. Thousands in Germany criticized the emphasis on military solutions and called for the development of a European security infrastructure in collaboration with Russia.

 

Despite these sentiments, the conflict has been a boon for the American military-industrial complex. Production in the sector has seen a cumulative growth of 17.5% since the conflict’s initiation, with analysts noting a growth rate comparable to the previous two decades. President Joe Biden’s administration reports that a significant portion of the expected $60 billion aid to Kyiv, if approved by the US House of Representatives, would channel 64% into the US defense industrial base. The conflict in Ukraine continues to raise questions about the intertwined relationships between geopolitics, military expenditure, and economic interests.

 

https://citizenwatchreport.com/us-military-industrial-complex-sees-surge-in-profits-amid-ukrainian-conflict/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 12:03 p.m. No.20441801   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1921 >>1929 >>1977 >>2067 >>2137 >>2191

Former Mossad official: Children in Gaza over the age of 4 deserve to be starved

 

In an interview on Israeli television, former Mossad official Rami Igra said all Palestinians in Gaza over the age of 4 are "involved" and deserve to face Israel's collective punishment policy of withholding food and humanitarian aid.

 

Israel’s genocidal moral depravity keeps plunging into new depths.

 

On Tuesday, Israel’s Kan public broadcaster ran a news program for “the 130th day of the war” hosted by the veteran Ayala Hasson. During the program, she interviewed former Mossad official Rami Igra, who had been head of the spy and assassination agency’s “Captive & Missing Division.”

 

Igra echoed President Isaac Herzog’s claim that there are “no uninvolved [civilians] in Gaza.” Igra emphasizes the point by saying “There is no such thing,” as Hasson disrupts him in agreement with an affirming “You’re right, you’re right.”

 

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/02/former-mossad-official-children-in-gaza-over-the-age-of-4-deserve-to-be-starved/

Anonymous ID: da9d84 Feb. 19, 2024, 12:09 p.m. No.20441829   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1834

KIDNAPPING OF CHILDREN IN UKRAINE. WHOSE FAULT IS IT? THANKS TO MARAFFINO’S REPORTAGE, A PIECE OF TRUTH

 

“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, if the mad destruction is cultivated in the name of totalitarianism, rather than the holy one of freedom or in the name of democracy? “ When fighting, no one thinks of the words of Mahatma Gandhi. Children are the first victims of war. What is happening in Ukraine is yet another demonstration that the most vulnerable people, and children in particular, are the collateral victims of a military clash. Kiev and Moscow accuse each other of violations of international rights and of mass kidnappings and deportations of minors.

 

Today, thanks to the precious work of volunteers and researchers engaged in the field we can access new testimonies. And this is the case of the work carried out by Rossella Maraffino. Before telling what Maraffino discovered, it is correct to summarize what has been said and written about this story.

 

The Western version accuses the Kremlin leaders. Precisely on this issue, the International Criminal Court has impeached Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian children’s commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. On March 17 2022, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lvova-Belova. They were charged with being responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, a war crime under international legislation.

 

The accusations against Moscow were mainly based on information gathered by Kateryna Rashevska, legal expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights. Rashevska reported that Russian Federation agents have taken at least 19,546 children to that country from Ukraine since 18 February 2022. Among other violations, Russian Federation citizenship is imposed on them, and they are forbidden to speak and learn the Ukrainian language or preserve their Ukrainian identity.

 

“Leaving Ukrainian children in Russia means continuing to violate their rights,” she stressed, urging the Council “to assist in the return of Ukrainian children”.

 

There is, however, a completely opposite version, a version that sees the Kiev police force involved in the kidnappings and deportation of minors.

 

In a report published in a Russian media outlet, Canadian correspondent Eva Bartlett presented accurate information about the reality of the city of Artyomovsk (called “Bakhmut” by Ukrainians), which was recently liberated by Russian forces. Local witnesses informed the journalist that before the Russian victory they had suffered all sorts of abuses by Ukrainian troops, including bombing of residential areas and even kidnapping of children.

 

https://southfront.press/kidnapping-of-children-in-ukraine-whose-fault-is-it-thanks-to-maraffinos-reportage-a-piece-of-truth/