UK Column News - 22nd October 2018

Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with today's news update from the UK Column.

Artwork by Ned.

START – Khashoggi death admitted…
Joint statement from Rapid Reaction Force – no proof required
Twitter evidence used for arrests…?
How many moles are there within mainstream social media…?
Dissenting opinions are being tracked & identified on social media
Britain, France and Germany: tangible hypocrisy is evident
Khashoggi recast as a ‘reformer’ but his record speaks volumes…
UK helped Saudi Arabia get UN human rights role through ‘secret deal’
UK – Qatari defence relationship ‘stronger than ever’
Qatar financed Syrian ‘rebels’ to the tune of $3 billion…
15:59 – HMS Queen Elizabeth hosts International Trade Day
Liam Fox: we continue to combat growing overseas cyber threats together
18:08 – Netanyahu: Israel is driving the world…ignores Iran’s scientific advances
Many of the world’s firewalls run by Israeli companies – nobody asking questions
21:24 – Alternative View 9.1 conference – Democracy in Chains: 2 December, London
22:10 – Operation Trident Juncture – exercise beginning on 25 October
Exercise to test a ‘military schengen’ against a ‘fictional near-peer adversary in the NE’
Fictional adversary…? It’s the Russians…
‘This exercise will truly test our ability to deter any agression we may face...’
Non-NATO members Finland and Sweden to be used as cannon fodder…?
26:45 – Nuclear matters: Bolton in Moscow today to discuss INF nuclear treaty
US President Trump angling for a new deal (treaty modernisation) with Russia…?
Could this new deal also include a new nuclear deal with Iran…?
31:06 – Ministry of Defence: who is Alison Stevenson…?
UK overseas bases hived off to EU military…?
34:06 – International Anti-Corruption Conference 2018 – now is the time to act
British government hypocrisy: telling the world how to fight corruption
FCO still ignores UK Column FOI request on white helmets funding…