Category Archives: The Duran

Putin’s Valdai Speech, warns Western elites

The Duran – October 28th, 2022 See Also: (The Duran) – China moves up the sanctions escalator Also: (The Duran) – Xi Jinping’s mandate to prepare for smash with collective west Also: (The Duran) – Globalist, technocrat Prime Minister Also: (The Duran) – Flurry of

Massive media propaganda effort to force Trump to concede

Let’s Take Stock of Where We Are. If the Democrats just ram these election results through without explaining, then the legitimacy not just of our electoral system but of our entire government may suffer a fatal blow. See Also: (The Duran) – Biden war machine

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exposes Gates plan to control global health policy

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a look at a recent article from the Chairman of Children Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who exposes oligarch Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ plan to take over global health policy, and institute mandatory vaccinations, married

Before the video: Friends with Covid & Iran war drums

Quick conversations about news stories before starting up the main video content. Before the video, EP 4. See Also: (The Duran) – Economic collapse, massive stimulus and massive debt The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the US and UK stimulus plans, as

CrossTalk Bullhorns | QUARANTINE EDITION | Corona Shift

As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, neoliberalism itself is on trial. What are some of the lessons to be learned? And what needs to be changed? CrossTalking with Dmitry Babich, Alexander Mercouris, and Alex Christoforou.

Erdogan Unhinged: Migrants weaponized, NATO Article 5, conflict with Russia

Migrants weaponized to flood the EU, NATO Article 5 invoked and rejected, conflict with Russia in Syria…has Turkey’s Erdogan finally come undone? See Also: (The Duran) – ‘Russia Russia Russia’ hits peak stupidity. FREE ASSANGE Russia hysteria is wildly out of control. Democrat candidates and

Mike Bloomberg is paying & paving the way for Hillary Clinton

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the obvious theater of Mike Bloomberg’s Democratic presidential campaign, and how his massive spend is meant to pave the way for another screwing of Bernie Sanders, and a second Hillary Clinton run against Trump during a

DNC launches Shadow App to screw Bernie again in Iowa caucus

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the Iowa caucus chaos that has arisen from ‘inconsistencies’ with an app that was supposed to track the results of the Democrat caucuses, but has instead counted zero results and fueled speculation that Bernie Sanders is

Bolton’s swamp played key role in Soleimani killing

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the NBC News report that US President had authorized Iran’s Soleimani killing 7 months ago in June, with conditions, and as a part of a “list” of “menu” options presented the the US president, courtesy of

Wikileaks Exclusive: 20 inspectors blow apart OPCW Douma, Syria false flag

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the OPCW, the global chemical weapons watchdog, faking and falsifying a report over a “chemical weapons” attack in Douma, Syria, which almost pushed the world into a conflict between the United States and Russia. ‘We were

Coup d’état in Bolivia topples President Evo Morales

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the recent coup in Bolivia which has toppled four term President Evo Morales. Morales resigned over the weekend, at the demands of Bolivia’s military chief, following weeks of protests. Hours before his resignation Morales had promised

Fox News brings Epstein suicide hoax back into the spotlight

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss forensic expert Dr. Michael Baden’s appearance on Fox News, where he concluded that Jeffrey Epstein’s death was more consistent with homicidal strangulation than suicidal hanging. Dr. Baden stated that “the evidence points towards homicide rather than

Assange holds back tears, as rigged extradition to US looms

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appearance in a UK court, where he appeared struggled to recall his name and often times looked confused and distraught as to what was happening to him. See Also: (The Duran) –

DEMS & their media puppets, having hard time keeping Ukraine hoax believable

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the Ukrainegate hoax narrative, that is so ridiculous and stupid, that even the Democrats’ mainstream media mouthpieces are having a hard time keeping the impeachment story somewhat believable. See Also: (The Duran) – UKRAINE COVER-UP: From

Is the Deep State prepared to dig up the skeletons it buried in Ukraine

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss two false Ukrainegate narratives pushed out by the Democrats, and their neoliberal media puppets, surrounding Rudy Giuliani and the CIA gossip-blower. Is the Deep State, and the Democrat party, ready dig into the coup of 2014

The Duran Live: E43. HK Crackdown & Epstein Cover-Up

The Duran – Streamed live on Aug 14, 2019 See Also: (The Duran) – 7 Questions Surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s Mysterious Death The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss seven unanswered questions about Jeffrey Epstein’s death that investigators and news outlets should be trying

CrossTalk on Russia and China: The Bear & The Dragon

The Bear and the Dragon. Over the last few years the Russia-China relationship has grown in depth and magnitude. It is not hard to understand why. With Russia constantly demonized and sanctioned, and China targeted as a serious western security threat, it is no wonder

UK & EU do as U.S. orders, seizing oil tanker en route to Syria

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the aggressive seizure of a tanker carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, by the British Royal Marines off the coast of Gibraltar. Police and customs agents say that the tanker was in breach of European Union

“Iran made a very big mistake!” – Trump

Shooting down US drone might have been a mistake by an Iranian general or someone else, says Trump “I find it hard to believe it was intentional,” he says in Oval Office. See Also: (The Duran) – Malaysian PM CRUSHES Dutch-led MH17 report, “no proof,

The Duran Live: E39. Mixed Signals

Contradicting news headlines claim that Trump ordered srikes against Iran, while at the same time calling off those very strikes. What is Trump aiming to do with the Iran? Neocons are thirsty for war. Meanwhile Putin gave his annaul marathon Q&A session as the world

Australian politicians finally defend free speech rights of Julian Assange

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou discuss how the establishment mainstream media and various politicians who aggressively opposed Julian Assange after the 2016 US Presidential election, have now suddenly had a change of heart, after realizing the imminent danger to their

Breakdown in US-China trade talks exposes wider geopolitical tensions

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the diminishing state of US-China trade talks, which has resulted in the Trump White House raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, and a Chinese has retaliation on imports from the United States. Regardless of

The Duran Live: E38. Endgame, China vs. USA

With the Russiagate smokescreen cleared, we have now arrived to the final act of this play. China and the USA are squaring off against one another, as economic differences are turning into geopolitical divides. Both countries were prepared for this, knowing full well that eventually

Sweden folds to U.S. pressure, reopens case against Julian Assange

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Sweden’s deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, announcement that the 2010 rape allegation case against Julian Assange would be reopened because there was still “probable cause to suspect” that Assange had committed the alleged rape.

OPCW suppressed report that found gas cylinders in Douma were planted at the scene

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss stunning evidence that last year’s Douma, Syria ‘chemical attack’ was staged according to an OPCW unpublished engineers’ report. A document titled “Engineering Assessment of two cylinders observed at the Douma incident” has been leaked to the

Iran Nuclear Deal Falling Apart, As Conflict in Persian Gulf Inches Closer

The Duran – Published on May 11th, 2019 See Also: (The Duran) – Noose tightens around Steele, as US State Department exposes UK spy’s “political ties” The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the MI6 former spy, Christopher Steele’s stunning pre-FISA admission to

Regulate Facebook or Break it up?

Chris Hughes, Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard roommate and Facebook’s first spokesman said in an op-ed that Facebook has become too powerful in terms of its market dominance and its influence on public life, and that the only solution would be for the government to step in.

US-China Trade Talks Collapse As Geopolitical Superpower Fight Begins

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the breakdown in trade talks between the United States and China. After the talks reached an impasse, US President Donald Trump said that he would raise tariffs on $200 billion of imports from China from 10%

The Duran Live: E37. Thirsty for Conflict

The clouds of war are beginning to form. The only question is where exactly will the neocon-neoliberal alliance strike, and will US President Trump have the courage to put a stop to a Bolton-Pompeo war machine on the march. – MSNBC and Maddow push Bolton

UK aims to break Julian Assange with brutal sentence in max security prison

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the “shocking and vindictive” sentence handed down by a UK court to Julian Assange for the crime of skipping bail. WikiLeaks slammed the excessive verdict, and 50-week prison sentence in a maximum security facility, connected to

Guaido coup failure, D.C. swamp support for war in Venezuela remains high

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou discuss Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s spectacular failure to start a military uprising against the Maduro government on Tuesday. Puppet Guaido’s poorly executed coup has not discouraged D.C. swamp warmongers (on both sides of the

Guaido and neocons hope for a coup in Venezuela

Guaido posted a video filmed near an air base in Caracas, calling for decisive action against the Maduro government. Standing behind him were several people in military uniforms – apparently meant to be a living testament to the support of the army. The opposition leader

Neocons Gone Wild. Waivers for Iranian Oil Come to an End

On Monday, the Trump White House announced it was ending the temporary waivers it had granted a handful of countries to import Iranian oil while avoiding sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the Iranian oil industry. The decision caught energy markets by surprise, and leaves

Trump bets on Haftar, as the battle to control Libya rages on

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a look at a US President Trump’s apparent support for Khalifa Haftar, the leader of the Libyan National Army trying to capture Tripoli from the UN backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj. Field Marshall Haftar’s

CrossTalk Bullhorns: ‘Double Down’

What is the definition of insanity? Doubling down on a conspiracy theory. And why Russia may be the key to peace on the Korean peninsula. CrossTalking with Dmitry Babich, Alex Christoforou, and Marcus Papadopoulos. See Also: (Crosstalk) – The Duran Live: E35. Elections…Past, Present, and

CIA Director and NYT Accidentally Expose Skripal Poisoning Hoax – DUCKGATE

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the stunning, inadvertent, admission by the New York Times and CIA Director Gina Haspel that much of what we know from the Salisbury-Skripal poisoning is pure fabrication and manipulation. ‘Duckgate’, as it is now being dubbed,

Nigel Farage stuns political elite, as Brexit Party and UKIP surge in polls

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a look at Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party’s stunning rise in the latest UK polls, which show Tory support splintering and collapsing to new lows. Theresa May’s Brexit debacle has all but destroyed the Conservative party, which

Lavrov: A New World Order Is Replacing A Globalist World Order

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris examine Sergey Lavrov’s recent statements at an annual meeting with students and professors, where the Russian Foreign Minister noted that a ‘New World Order’ is being formed out of reaction to ‘blackmail and pressure’ from the existing

Main stream media and Globalist elite turn on Assange

Main Stream Media cowards and globalist elite swamp creatures continue to bash Assange, but Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard stood up for free speech and journalism. Gabbard said Assange arrest is a message to Americans See Also: (The Duran) – Geopolitical Blowback From U.S. Decision

Ecuador gives up Assange. Wikileaks founder arrested in London

Ecuador’s president Moreno withdrew the asylum of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was taken out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London by authorities where he has spent the last six years in asylum. RT reports that’s only a day after WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief

The Duran Live: E33. Obama’s Legacy of Chaos

Join Alexander Mercouris, Peter Lavelle, and Alex Christoforou to discuss: Libya in chaos, war looms Europe split on Brexit extension America divided over Mueller Report NATO at 70 Venezuela, Syria, Ukraine…and much more…

People power delays Ecuador’s asylum betrayal of Julian Assange

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris examine the reasons behind Ecuador’s Foreign Minister stating that they have no plans of revoking Julian Assange’s asylum status. After news broke that Ecuador was planing on expelling Assange from their London Embassy, people gathered in the

End of Asylum at Ecuador Embassy for Julian Assange

WikiLeaks issued an alert yesterday saying Julian Assange “will be expelled” in a matter of “hours to days” from the Ecuador Embassy in London, where Assange has received safe haven from authorities since 2012. WikiLeaks said it was tipped off by two “high level” Ecuadorian

CNN’s Zakaria calls on Trump to declare war against Venezuela and Russia

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Fareed Zakaria shocking opening statement during his broadcast, where the CNN News commentator openly tries to goad and mock US President Trump into launching an attack on Venezuela, and the Russian presence within the Latin American

Democrat candidates begin their CIA indoctrination course

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a look at how former CIA directors, are passing around a “briefing book” to 2020 Democrat Presidential, candidates to counteract what they call ‘fake news’ and ‘foreign election interference’. Michael Morell and John McLaughlin

Russia moves to prevent regime change in Venezuela

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the arrival of approximately 100 Russian military personnel to Venezuela on March 23rd, to participate in consultations with government officials on bilateral defence industry cooperation. Israel-based Image Satellite International (ISI) shared alleged satellite images of the

Article 11 & Article 13: Internet R.I.P.

In a stunning rejection of the will of five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protestors this weekend, the European Parliament has abandoned common-sense and the advice of academics, technologists, and UN human rights experts, and approved the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive

Secret deal between DOJ and Clinton lawyers exposes Deep State corruption

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss newly released transcripts from disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok that reveal the US Department of Justice and the Clinton Lawyers struck a secret deal that blocked the FBI from accessing Clinton Foundation emails, during the Hillary

Juan Guaido is failing neocon masters, as Maduro holds strong in Venezuela

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the U.S. regime change operation in Venezuela where the neocon warmonger mood has sifted from coup exuberance, towards Guaido ‘frustration’. Washington’s disappointed with their puppet Guaido stems from the recent, failed “humanitarian aid” false flag, where

OPCW report on Douma chemical attack points to false flag operation

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) final report on the alleged chemical weapons attack on Douma, Syria last year, which points to a jihadist false flag. The report manages, however, to provide the

Anti-Trump media cheers ‘no peace’ with North Korea

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a quick look at the Vietnam summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. No joint agreement was reached between the two countries after Kim insisted all US sanctions

Macron resorts to smear tactics and censorship to combat Yellow Vests

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Emmanuel Macron’s claim that Yellow Vests protestors are extremists, fully responsible for the recent violence plaguing France. Macron issued a warning to Yellow Vests protesters who take part in demonstrations, that they will now be considered

Branson and Bernie get on board with Venezuela regime change

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a look at U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s comments on Fox News Sunday, that the Maduro regime’s days are “numbered” and that “every option” is on the table toward making that happen. Meanwhile globalist billionaire

Trump’s Syria military pullout, not under John Bolton’s watch

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a quick look at the announcement from the Trump White House that the United States has decided to station a ‘peacekeeping group’ of roughly 200 US soldiers in Syria for a ‘period of time’

The Duran Live: E26

Join Alexander Mercouris, Peter Lavelle, and Alex Christoforou to discuss: Syria update Venezuela update Yellow Vests Act 14 Douma BBC hoax Macron, Merkel and Nordstream 2 Senate Intel: No Russia collusion McCabe, attempted coup, and 60 Minutes Pence and Pompeo in Poland for Iran deal

Deep State coup d’état against Trump confirmed by Andrew McCabe

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a quick look at Andrew McCabe’s 60 minute interview, where the disgraced FBI Deputy Director admitted that DOJ officials were considering the removal of President-elect Donald Trump from office in a brazen coup attempt,

Repeat after me MSNBC: “No collusion” between Trump and Russia

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the Bipartisan Senate Intel Committee’s conclusive findings that there was “no collusion” between Donald Trump and “Russia”. See Also: (The Duran) – As Mueller investigation wraps up, US and EU hit Russia with more sanctions The

Latest neoliberal plot to derail BREXIT, once and for all

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the latest neoliberal plan to derail Brexit and keep Britain in the EU. British news outlets are reporting that twenty Labour and six Tory MPs are ready to quit their respective parties and create new ‘Brexit

Media fails to call out Macron’s violent response to Yellow Vests ACT 13

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the increasingly violent protests that broke out in France this weekend as Macron, under the cover of a general mainstream media blackout, continues to use police force to quell the Yellow Vests. Meanwhile the neo-liberal media

Mike Pompeo claims “active” terror cells in Venezuela

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim that Hezbollah is now “active in Venezuela”, and for this reason a US military intervention in the Latin American country is justified.

EU elite believe there is “special place in hell” for Brexiteers

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Brexit negotiation comments made by European Council president Donald Tusk, where the Brussels globalist said, “I’ve been wondering what that special place in hell looks like, for those who promoted Brexit, without even a sketch of

Red Scarves counter protest fizzles as Yellow Vests enter Act 12

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss ACT 12 of the Yellow Vests protests in France, which saw the French Police turn violent against protestors. Meanwhile the Red Scarves counter protest (which surfaced last week in France during ACT 11 of the Yellow

Shock and awe strategy being employed in Venezuela regime change

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a quick look at the financial and media war being waged in Venezuela, as John Bolton employs the usual U.S. weapons of regime change to tighten the screws on Maduro and his embattled government.

Dangerous consequences in Venezuela regime change plan

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a quick look at the deepening and dangerous crisis evolving in Venezuela. The U.S. has thrown its support at opposition leaderJuan Guaigó, as Venezuela’s interim president. For many Latin Americans this has reawakened suspicions

Erdogan to Bolton: “We cannot accept Bolton’s messages given from Israel”

Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan issued a crushing rebuke against U.S. national security advisor John Bolton over his pledges to ensure Turkish non-aggression against the American backed Kurds in Syria. Erdogan’s said on Monday that, “We [Turkey] cannot accept Bolton’s messages given from Israel” adding that

U.S. drifting into military confrontation with China

Chinese state media announced that President Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to “enhance their combat readiness,” as an increased US military presence in Taiwan and the South China Sea is ratcheting up tensions between the two trade partners to dangerous levels.