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    Grayzone: ICC's Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself Archived Message

    Posted by sashimi on April 1, 2023, 8:53 pm

    Jeremy Loffredo and Max Blumenthal, 31 March 2023

    (quote)
    * The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian
    President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of
    Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based
    on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State
    Department.

    * US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored
    camps in question. At The Donbas Express, located just outside of Moscow,
    Loffredo met youth from war-torn regions who were flourishing thanks to free
    music instruction, and grateful to be in a secure environment. This article
    features his exclusive video report.

    * A Grayzone review of the Yale HRL report found the paper's content
    contradicted many claims contained in the ICC warrant. It also undercut
    incendiary statements its director, Nathaniel Raymond, issued during media
    appearances.

    * In an interview with Loffredo, Yale HRL's Raymond further contradicted
    allegations he made in a CNN interview about a massive "hostage situation"
    underway in Russia, acknowledging that most of the camps he researched were
    "teddy bear"-like cultural programs. He also disclosed his collaboration with
    US intelligence.
    (/quote)
    -- Cont'd at https://thegrayzone.com/2023/03/31/iccs-putin-arrest-state-dept-report/

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