(2020-02-05). EU aims to admit 6 Balkan states under reformed process amid France's concerns. rt.com 
The European Union still aims to admit Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, and North Macedonia into the bloc, the new EU enlargement commissioner, Oliver Varhelyi, said on Wednesday following France's veto of the expansion. | Varhelyi was unveiling a new methodology for admitting new members, aimed at mollifying France's concerns about letting the six Balkan nations into the EU. | He said enlargement was "geo-strategic," a reference to the view that the bloc cannot stem its waning global influence without stabilizing the Balkans, Reuters reported. | In October, French President Emmanuel Macron halted…
(2020-02-05). Medics oppose restricting NI abortion to 'arbitrary' points before 24 weeks. thecanary.co 
Restricting abortion access to "arbitrary" points before 24 weeks in the north of Ireland will only create barriers for women, healthcare workers said.Nobody must be excluded from reforms legalising the procedure, medical professionals and campaigners including Amnesty International said.Unrestricted terminations would be available in the north of Ireland up to 12 or 14 weeks under government proposals.Nobody must be excluded from reforms legalising the procedure, medical professionals and campaigners including Amnesty International's Grainne Teggart said (Liam McBurney/PA)A joint submission by midwives and obste…
(2020-02-05). Rare medical case reveals woman is growing hair from her GUMS (PHOTOS). rt.com 
Researchers have released details of a curious case of the ultra-rare medical condition known as gingival hirsutism, or 'hairy gums.' Only six such cases now exist in medical literature. | In 2009, a 19-year-old woman seen by doctors at the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli in Italy presented with hairs as thin as eyelashes protruding from the soft parts of her gums, just behind her upper front teeth. | The physicians trawled through the medical literature and only encountered five other cases, all men, dating back to the 1960s. They conducted hormone tests and determined that the woman had polycystic ov…
(2020-02-05). FIFA have 'no update' on Russia 'notification' reports on BAN from 2022 World Cup – spokesperson to RT. rt.com 
Unverified reports that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had notified Russia of a ban on competing at the Qatar 2022 World Cup have not been confirmed by FIFA, a spokesperson has informed RT. | On Tuesday,
(2020-02-05). Rosneft inks deal with India's top refiner on up to 2 MILLION tons of crude supplies. rt.com 
Russia's energy giant Rosneft and state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have agreed deliveries of 40,000 barrels of crude per day to India via the port of Novorossiysk by the end of this year. | The signing took place during Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin's visit to New Delhi‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã. | "This is just the beginning," said India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after meeting with Sechin. | Under the contract with Rosneft, Indian Oil will exercise its option to buy Russian grade Urals oil, an IOC source told Reuters. Indian state refiners typically buy Russian o…
(2020-02-05). Good news for the gilded: Study shows Moscow is among world's cheapest cities for luxury. rt.com 
Are you filthy rich but still looking for bang for your buck? Well then, Moscow might just be the place for you. A new study shows the Russian capital is one of the most affordable cities for the world's wealthiest consumers.
(2020-02-05). US Space Force conducts first ICBM launch after Moscow warned of threat of renewed arms race (PHOTOS). rt.com 
The newly-created US Space Force has test-fired a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time as Russia blasted it for "lowering the bar" on using nuclear weapons. | The unarmed land-based missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California shortly after midnight on Wednesday. It was the first such development test since the facility became part of the US Space Force, which was established as an independent military branch in late December. The US previously test-fired a missile of this type in October. | The Minuteman missiles are the key component of the US' land-…
(2020-02-05). Russian armor turret STARS at Indian arms expo, watch it IN ACTION during field test. rt.com 
Among the advanced weapon systems on display at DefExpo India 2020 is the Russian 57-mm gun turret. Action video of the shell-spewing death machine, which can target low-flying drones, was published by the producer. | The turret, or Automatic Artillery Weapon System AU-220M as the manufacturer prefers to call it, is a remotely controlled module armed with a 57mm main gun and a 7.62mm machine gun, full of sensors, stabilizer devices and other equipment. | The developer, a research subsidiary of Uralvagonzavod, says its product will be put on Russia's future infantry fighting vehicles and other light armor to…
(2020-02-05). Withdraw behind observation points, or Turkey will do what is necessary — Erdogan to Syrian troops. rt.com 
Damascus must withdraw its troops from Turkey's positions in Idlib or face retaliation, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, following a deadly clash between the two nations' forces in the jihadist-riddled area. | Things can't continue to go the way they did on Monday, the Turkish president told a party session, referring to clashes between Turkish and Syrian troops in the northwestern Syrian governorate earlier in the week. | The Syrian government will have to pull its troops away from Turkish observation posts in Idlib by the end of the month, Erdogan demanded. He said Turkish troops will force Damascus to r…
(2020-02-05). Poland to hold presidential election on May 10 as Duda looks for 2nd term. rt.com 
The next presidential election in Poland has been set for May 10, with a run-off two weeks later if no one candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the parliament's speaker, Elzbieta Witek, said on Wednesday. | President Andrzej Duda, who is aligned with the conservative ruling party and has been leading in recent opinion polls, is looking for a second five-year term, AP said. | Trailing significantly in second place is Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska with the centrist and pro-EU opposition party Civic Platform, according to the polls. | The newly elected president will be sworn in on August 6.
(2020-02-05). EU Rejects Trump Middle East Peace Plan, Annexation. globalresearch.ca The European Union rejected Tuesday some of the proposals outlined by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Middle East, prompting an angry response from Israel, which has actively supported the U.S. plan. | Following deliberations of the 27 members, the European …
(2020-02-05). Former leader of Germany's Social Democrats Sigmar Gabriel cashes in at Deutsche Bank. wsws.org Joining the Supervisory Board of the most powerful German bank is the logical step for Gabriel since he has always advanced the interests of German capital as SPD chair and as a minister.
(2020-02-05). Europe Leads Way in Nuclear Shutdowns. indybay.org Germany, Sweden and Switzerland are leading the way in creating a nuclear free future.
(2020-02-05). Germany: IYSSE again represented in the Student Parliament at Berlin's Humboldt University. wsws.org According to the preliminary results, the IYSSE received 3.7 percent (90 votes) in this year's elections on January 29-30 and will have two representatives in the new Student Parliament.
(2020-02-05). Cabin crew trade union agrees to job cuts as Polish airline LOT to take over Germany's Condor. wsws.org The takeover will result in increased workloads for a reduced number of workers after the unions accepted 170 administrative job cuts and the elimination of 150 fulltime cabin crew positions.
(2020-02-05). US Deploys New Low-Yield Nuclear Submarine Warhead. globalresearch.ca The US Navy has now deployed the new W76-2 low-yield Trident submarine warhead. The first ballistic missile submarine scheduled to deploy with the new warhead was the USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), which deployed from Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia during …
(2020-02-05). US Deploys Dangerous Nuclear Weapon for First Time Ever. telesurenglish.net The United States announced on Tuesday the deployment, for the first time, of a low-powered nuclear weapon on board a submarine, with the intention of dissuading Russia from using similar weapons. | In this context, marked by the alarm of a large-scale conflict between the U.S.
(2020-02-05). Lavrov tours Latin America as Pentagon brands Russia, China as "malign actors" wsws.org Lavrov's three-nation visit to Latin America comes on the heels of a tour of former Soviet republics by US Secretary of State Pompeo dedicated to denouncing Russia and China.
(2020-02-05). Trump Ups Nuclear Ante with 'Mini-Nukes' Deployed on Subs to "Deter Russia" globalresearch.ca The United States has added a 'low yield' nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenal in a controversial first in decades, after the Trump administration called for its deployment as part of the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review in order to "deter …
(2020-02-05). A murderous system is being created before our very eyes. mronline.org A made-up rape allegation and fabricated evidence in Sweden, pressure from the UK not to drop the case, a biased judge, detention in a maximum security prison, psychological torture—and soon extradition to the U.S., where he could face up to 175 years in prison for exposing war crimes. For the first time, the UN Special […] |
(2020-02-05). Turkey to respond to EU's adverse steps in E. Med, says FM. yenisafak.com Turkey will respond to European Union's adverse steps in the Eastern Mediterranean if Turkish Cypriots' rights to hydrocarbon resources are ignored, Turkey's foreign minister said Wednesday.Speaking at a meeting with ambassadors of EU member countries in the capital Ankara, Mevlut Cavusoglu underlined that there is a negative atmosphere in the EU against Turkey, saying the anti-Turkey discourse in Europe is on the rise.Cavusoglu lamented that no action has been taken as yet on equal sharing of natural resources in Cyprus and on the Turkish Cypriots' rights."You also saw the saddening incident in the European Parl…
(2020-02-05). Paris sanitation strike in second week. yenisafak.com In day 14 of a sanitation workers strike, refuse is mounting in Paris and Marseille.Six out of seven incineration plants in Paris have been closed since the strike began Jan. 23.One in Issy-les-Mollineux is slated to open Feb. 6 after an injunction by the prefecture of police directed striking workers to return to the job.The strike is part of the ongoing pension reform industrial action that has seized France since Dec. 5. Sanitation workers claim life expectancy puts their projected mortality seven years behind their French compatriots. Garbage collectors feel they should continue to be allowed to stop work ear…
(2020-02-05). Turkish companies to join kitchenware fair in Frankfurt. yenisafak.com As many as 193 manufacturers will represent the country at the Ambiente Frankfurt 2020, which is scheduled to begin on Friday, according to a statement by Turkish Houseware Association on Wednesday.Turkey's total kitchenware exports in 2019 were around $5 billion, with $400 million to Germany alone. The country posted a trade surplus of $3.75 billion in the sector last year.The association said its target was to take the country's houseware exports to up to $6 billion this year.It said that amid the coronavirus outbreak in China, which has claimed almost 500 lives so far, Beijing will lose its marketshare, and he…
(2020-02-05). UN sends 40 truckloads of aid for displaced Syrians. yenisafak.com The United Nations sent on Wednesday humanitarian aid for civilians in Idlib, a war-torn city in northwestern Syria.The international organization sent 40 truckloads of supplies, which will be distributed among families in the city, as well as rural areas nearby.The trucks entered Syria through the Cilvegozu border gate in Hatay, a southern Turkish province bordering Syria.Turkey and Russia agreed in September 2018 to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire
(2020-02-05). National warplane Turkey's best response to F-35, says Erdogan. yenisafak.com Turkey developing its own indigenous warplane is the best response to those threatening its involvement in the F-35 fighter jet program, said the president on Wednesday."I hope our warplane, which will be indigenous at every stage of design and production, will roll out of the hangar in 2023," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the opening ceremony for a new ammunition facility in the central Kirikkale province.Turkey's acquisition of the advanced S-400 Russian air defense system prompted the U.S. to remove Turkey from the F-35 program in July. The U.S. argued that the system could be used by Russia to covertly obtain cla…
(2020-02-05). Turkey to train South Asian media representatives. yenisafak.com A two-week-long media training program will be hosted in Istanbul next month with an aim to support experience sharing between Turkey and the South Asian countries in the field of media.The South Asia Media Training Program (SAMED) will be organized in English by Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities Presidency (YTB) in cooperation with Anadolu Agency.The training, scheduled to take place from March 15-28, will be given by journalists from Anadolu Agency's experienced staff. It will include courses such as social media and internet journalism, agenda and source in journalism, data journalism, crisis…
(2020-02-05). 'Turkey important actor of global value chains'. yenisafak.com Global value chains have transformed global trade and world economy, and Turkey is an important actor of them, the World Bank Group (WBG) country director for Turkey said on Wednesday."We have seen that 50% of global trades today are driven by global value chains," Auguste Tano Kouame told the Conference on Trade and Global Value Chains, organized by the WBG in Istanbul.He stressed that value chains are key for making international trade and help exporters connect to other players globally."A global value chain breaks up the production process across countries. Firms specialize in a specific task and do not produ…
(2020-02-05). Turkey to start scanning all international passengers as coronavirus gains speed. yenisafak.com Turkey on Thursday will start scanning all passengers coming from international flights with thermal cameras amid the coronavirus outbreak, the country's health minister said on Wednesday.On Feb. 3, Turkey decided to start scanning travelers coming from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia through thermal cameras."Since the coronavirus does not usually infect children under the age of 15, schools should not be uneasy," Fahrettin Koca told a news conference in the Turkish capital Ankara.He said there were enough protective face masks in the country and the capacity to produce them further.
(2020-02-05). Suspected Coronavirus Patient Escapes From Hospital in Austria's Salzburg – Reports. sputniknews.com VIENNA (Sputnik) – The 31-year-old Austrian woman escaped from the hospital's infectious disease ward on Wednesday night, according to the OE24 broadcaster.
(2020-02-05). Romanian Lawmakers Topple Country's Coalition Government – Reports. sputniknews.com Ludovic Orban's National Liberal Party-led government came to power in October 2019 after lawmakers passed a motion of no-confidence vote against the centre-left government of Prime Minister Viorica Dancila.
(2020-02-05). Astronaut Parmitano Hands Over ISS Command to Roscosmos' Oleg Skripochka – Video. sputniknews.com There is currently an international crew of six on the ISS, but on Thursday, Russia's Alexander Skvortsov, Italy's Luca Parmitano and Christina Cook of the US will return to Earth on the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft.
(2020-02-05). Didier Gailhaguet, the 'little Napoleon' of figure skating: Who is behind French sex abuse scandal? rt.com 
After bombshell sex abuse allegations shocked the French sport, the country's sports officials have unequivocally pointed the finger at Didier Gailhaguet, who has been in charge of national figure skating for more than 20 years. | Dubbed the 'little Napoleon' for his unbending will and imperious temper, Gailhaguet has been running…
(2020-02-05). Lucky coincidence will see Belfast couple make same-sex marriage history. thecanary.co 
A couple set to have the first same-sex marriage ceremony in the north of Ireland have revealed the lucky coincidence that has turned them into history makers.Sharni Edwards, 27, and Robyn Peoples, 26, will get married in Co Antrim next Tuesday.The day marks their sixth anniversary as a couple and they had booked a civil partnership ceremony for the date months before the landmark law change in the region.Edwards, from Brighton, and Peoples, from Belfast, have now turned the event into a wedding ceremony. | pic.twitter.com/K2Pi4cKXOF | — David Young (@DavidYoungPA) (2020-02-05). Liberté, égalité… créativité? RT looks at France's most inventive forms of protest (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Ever since the yellow vest protests kicked off in 2018, the French government has been besieged by weekly, increasingly creative protests as the populace expresses its fury with flair. | The pension reform protests followed, set into motion by President Emmanuel Macron's attempts to consolidate 42 separate pension schemes into a singular, points-based plan. Over the past several months, everyone from hospital and transport workers to teachers, lawyers, and firefighters have taken to the streets across France to protect their pensions and their futures in ever-more creative ways. | Law & disorder | Lawyers acro…
(2020-02-04). 'Moment of truth has come,' says Belarus' Lukashenko as he prepares for Putin showdown this week. rt.com 
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is no stranger to playing east against west, and recently the wily fox has upped the ante in his hunt for trade and economic concessions from Moscow. | After all, you don't keep power for 26 years by playing the shrinking violet. Now he's talking about a "moment of truth" ahead of a summit with Vladimir Putin. | Last weekend, he met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Minsk and has been openly flirting with the West — which, presumably for geopolitical reasons, no longer seems to call him "Europe's last dictator." | One problem with this, Minsk is economically re…
(2020-02-04). N. Macedonia hopes for NATO accession ratification in March, president says. rt.com 
President Stevo Pendarovski expects the procedure of ratification needed for North Macedonia's membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to be completed next month. | "If everything goes to plan concerning the political process, around March 10 that process should finish. There will remain some technical details that our parliament in Skopje will have to deal with," Pendarovski told reporters on Tuesday during his visit to Poland. | The last NATO member state that needs to ratify the accession is Spain and Pendarovski said he expected that Madrid will be ready to do so next month. | NATO coun…
(2020-02-04). 'Traitor': Rand Paul blows up liberal minds by 'identifying' whistleblower on Senate floor with clever stunt. rt.com 
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul made waves with both Republicans and Democrats when he named the whistleblower who originally accused US President Donald Trump of quid pro quo with Ukraine. | Speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Paul made it clear he was still upset over Chief Justice Roberts refusing to ask a question from him last week regarding the whistleblower whose report kicked off the current impeachment trial. | "The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted," Roberts told Paul after reading the question to himself. | Paul took his time speaking on Tuesday as his opportunity to final…
(2020-02-04). Radicalizing troops? 19yo rookie soldier named suspect in French police station knife attack, after ISIS threat phone call. rt.com 
A 19-year old serviceman was named a suspect in the attack on a gendarmerie station in France, which took place after police received a threat of a massacre in the name of Islamic State. | The suspect was "a young soldier who was completing his two months of initial training and was on probation," Defense Minister Florence Parly confirmed on Tuesday. She added that the man was not on duty during the attack. | The prosecutor in the northeastern city of Metz Christian Mercuri told reporters that the 19-year-old alleged culprit joined the army in early December. | The knifeman wounded a gendarme at the local stat…
(2020-02-04). 'No time to explain, Elysee needs your money!' French minister impersonators on trial for scamming MILLIONS. rt.com 
Conmen who duped wealthy donors into donating millions of euro to "secret missions" using Skype and a silicon mask of then-defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian are on trial in France. One of the defendants even inspired a movie. | The group allegedly targeted numerous marks since 2015, pleading for funds for off-the-books transactions like ransom payments or financing anti-terrorist operations, promising that the money would later be refunded by the French government. | The president of Gabon, French AIDS charity Sidaction, and the archbishop of Paris were among more than 150 people and entities who the group t…
(2020-02-04). Hardcore jihadist resurfaces in France using… EU-paid student exchange program. rt.com 
A man who represented one of the most brutal jihadist groups in Syria has been arrested in France. Bizarrely enough, the suspected war criminal apparently freely enjoyed the benefits of the EU student exchange program. | Last week, several human rights groups celebrated the arrest of a man named Majdi Mustafa Nameh, a humble 30-something student. He is better known under his nom-de-guerre, Islam Alloush, which he used while serving as the spokesman for the jihadist group Jaysh al-Islam. He resigned in August 2016, after giving an interview to an Israeli researcher. | Following his arrest in Marsaille, the man…
(2020-02-04). 'Alienate countries around the world': Washington pushes ahead with plan to punish 'currency manipulation'. rt.com 
The US Department of Commerce has finalized new rules to impose anti-subsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar. | The rules would target China and allow for new tariffs to be imposed on Beijing, despite the fact that the US Treasury Department last month removed China from its list of currency manipulators as part of the Phase 1 trade deal. | In addition to China, the rules could put goods from other countries at risk of higher duties. Countries which could be affected include Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea,…
(2020-02-04). Aboriginal society, European invasion, and the bushfire disaster. mronline.org 
Now even right wing politicians are talking about using traditional Aboriginal land management techniques to mitigate fire risk. But pre-Invasion land management wasn't about logging and clearing land for profit: it combined knowledge of land with collective, egalitarian planning. |
(2020-02-04). EU rejects Trump's plan for Mideast, says it 'departs from intl parameters'. rt.com 
The European Union on Tuesday rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal for the Middle East and expressed concern about Israel's plans to annex more Palestinian land. | EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell underlined the bloc's commitment to a two-state solution, based along the 1967 lines, with the possibility of mutually agreed land-swaps, made up of Israel and "an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable state of Palestine." | Borrell also said that the US initiative "departs from these internationally agreed parameters." The EU was especially concerned by statements "on the prospect o…
(2020-02-04). Europe 'will avoid' taking Iran nuclear dispute to UNSC — Borrell. rt.com 
The European Union will extend indefinitely the time limit to resolve disputes in the Iran 2015 nuclear deal to avoid having to go to the UN Security Council or triggering new sanctions, the EU's top diplomat said. | "We are in agreement not to go directly to a strict time limit which would oblige (us) to go to the Security Council," the EU's Josep Borrell told reporters during a visit to Tehran on Monday. | In remarks broadcast on Tuesday, he said "the willingness is not to start a process that goes to the end of JCPOA, but to keep it alive," referring to the Iran accord by its formal name, the Joint Comprehe…
(2020-02-04). Ireland's Faustian pact with U.S. capital. mronline.org 
Ireland's elite swallow uncritically the agenda of U.S. capital. And, as sure as night follows day, they will die as a result. It remains to be seen if the Irish working class will do likewise. The signs are not good. |
(2020-02-04). White Helmets are 'preparing chemical attack false-flag' in Syria's Idlib, Russian military tipped off. rt.com 
Militants affiliated with al-Qaeda and 'White Helmets' are preparing to stage a chemical attack in Idlib province as Syrian army continues to advance, the Russian Reconciliation Center said citing a tip from local residents. | Members of the self-styled civil defense group, which operates solely in territories controlled by anti-government militants, were noticed arriving at the town of Ma'arat al-Artik, about 11 kilometers (7 miles) northwest of Aleppo. According to the call that came in on the reconciliation center's hotline on Monday evening, they were preparing a "provocation with the use of poisonous agen…
(2020-02-04). Feel the 'Sun Heat': WATCH Russia's fearsome heavy thermobaric flamethrower system in action. rt.com 
Russia's Defense Ministry released a rare video of TOS-1A heavy flamethrower systems fired during military drills. The fearsome weapon packs 24 thermobaric missiles, capable of obliterating everything within 40,000 square meters. | The TOS-1A systems made a rare appearance during a military exercise in Russia's Leningrad region. Footage of the drills, released by the Russian military on Tuesday, shows the systems moving towards their positions, getting loaded, and ultimately unleashing their thermobaric might on the mock targets. | The TOS-1A systems are also known under a rather grim-humored, yet very fitt…
(2020-02-04). Putin & Erdogan talk Syria, agree to better coordination. rt.com 
Russia's President Vladimir Putin held phone talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service has said. The two leaders have discussed the situation in Syria, expressing concerns over the ongoing escalation in the Idlib region. | Putin outlined a surge in terrorist activities in the region that has led to multiple casualties among Syrian civilians. The two leaders agreed that earlier deals on the Idlib de-escalation — reached in Russia's resort city of Sochi back in 2018 and 2019 — must be implemented, while the defense ministries of the two countries…
(2020-02-04). 'Why are you voting for Putin?' Tulsi Gabbard supporters harassed at Iowa caucuses. rt.com 
A Tulsi Gabbard supporter was physically attacked with a Sharpie marker and called a Russian terrorist after voicing support for the candidate at an Iowa caucus, one of several reports of Gabbard supporters being "abused." | Caucusing for the Hawaii congresswoman can be hazardous to one's health, if reports from Monday's botched vote in Iowa are any indication. Journalist Dack Rouleau accidentally triggered a supporter of billionaire candidate Tom Steyer into a full-on Jekyll-and-Hyde transformation culminating in physical attack when he casually mentioned that he would be voting for Gabbard. | The man on the…
(2020-02-04). VIDEO of fake chemical attack in Syria already complete, White Helmets co-produced footage — Moscow. rt.com 
The White Helmets have shot a new fake video of 'Assad's chemical attack' in Syria's Idlib, the Russian MoD has said. The movie, co-produced by the notorious White Helmets, is expected to be released shortly on social media. | Production of the new film was concluded on Tuesday in the village of Zerba, located in the militant-controlled part of Syria's Idlib province, the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation has said, citing several independent sources. | The video, shot by the notorious White Helmets group in cooperation with local terrorists, purports to show the aftermath of a "chemical attack" on civil…