Charles Shoebridge

@ShoebridgeC

Former army officer, Scotland Yard detective and counter terrorism intelligence officer, international politics graduate, lawyer, broadcaster, writer.

London, UK
Joined March 2012

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  1. Retweeted
    13 hours ago

    Unreported by US UK media, a new batch of documents leaked today reveals yet more about the UK govt funded covert influence operation that uses ‘independent’ journalists and ‘experts’ to propagandise UK govt narratives across the world

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  2. 13 hours ago
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  3. 13 hours ago

    Unreported by US UK media, a new batch of documents leaked today reveals yet more about the UK govt funded covert influence operation that uses ‘independent’ journalists and ‘experts’ to propagandise UK govt narratives across the world

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  4. Jan 3

    When the history of China rise to global power is written, today may mark a milestone not only for its landing on far side of the Moon, but also it now reportedly having beaten US in technological race to deploy the potentially game changing naval rail gun

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  5. 31 Dec 2018

    Of 290 Palestinians killed by in 2018, most were civilian protesters. One of those was Rouzan al-Nijar, a 20 year old medic shot by a still unpunished Israeli sniper despite that she and other nearby protesters had posed no threat or violence

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  6. 30 Dec 2018

    While some in West still repeat the mantra of ‘Assad must go’, in Middle East itself even the states that tried to overthrow him are now lining up to restore good relations, with eg UAE reopening its Damascus embassy and Bahrain about to follow suit

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  7. 30 Dec 2018

    UK govt yesterday announced a £14 million contract for extra post Brexit ferry services to a company it now emerges has no ships and no trading history Along with almost no assets, the company also appears to have debts of £500,000

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  8. 30 Dec 2018

    Not only do police have no apparent leads in drone incidents that for two days closed UK’s second busiest airport and caused chaos for 350,000 passengers, they now say that drone sightings reported to them may have been of their own police drones

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  9. 30 Dec 2018

    Putin has today sent New Year greetings to the leaders of US, China, UK, Syria, Japan and many more. But the , as with others always keen to subliminally suggest Putin Trump ‘collusion’, chooses in its headline to mention only one

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  10. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2018

    The balance of power -economic, military & political- is without any doubt moving towards the East. Countries like the US are lashing out at that phenomenon; rather than managing it they seem to be fighting against it” on Sputnik tomorrow w/ on

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  11. 30 Dec 2018

    Almost thirty years after the Soviet Union collapsed, it seems some Cold War warriors in US UK media are even now still finding it difficult to let go..

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  12. 28 Dec 2018

    In a move that may prove a template for other Kurdish controlled areas, army enters Manbij at request of Kurds who now ask Assad to protect them from threatened onslaught and occupation by Turkey

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  13. 27 Dec 2018

    Despite now even UK media confirming Chechen IS terrorists are fighting alongside army, US UK continue to supply Ukraine with arms and training, ignoring clear risk that both could be used in terror attacks against West +

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  14. 26 Dec 2018

    Having deposed secular Iraq govt and for years backed eg sectarian rebels who destroyed churches and forced minorities to flee, UK govt now orders a review of persecution and claims “UK has long championed international religious freedom”

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  15. 25 Dec 2018

    It’s Christmas Day, and has tonight launched a major missile attack on Damascus, likely flying illegally over to do so. Early reports suggest the strike met with heavy anti missile fire and was largely unsuccessful (see thread here)

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  16. 25 Dec 2018

    As men and women of all faiths enjoy Christmas together in Damascus, spare a thought for the West’s govts, intel services, ‘experts’ and journalists who for over seven years backed Islamist rebels whose victory would have made such scenes impossible

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  17. 25 Dec 2018

    UK media Christmas Day headline (click on link) warns readers of latest threat: “Russian military issues chilling Christmas warning with 2019 calendar featuring female soldiers aiming guns.. “

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  18. 24 Dec 2018

    Given the history of UK govt using jihadists as eg Libya proxies and the UK terror blowback that resulted, it’s disturbing to find UK govt Is funding military training of young ‘at risk’ UK Muslims by a body that has proposed turning UK Muslims against Russia

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  19. 23 Dec 2018

    Ironic to see the now praising for admitting its faults in publishing fake news stories, when same still hasn’t admitted its faults in publishing evidence free, seemingly fake Luke Harding story claiming Manafort met Assange

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  20. 23 Dec 2018

    France admits/confirms its troops will remain in Syria Notable how most reports on US withdrawal don’t mention: 1. Most fighting of IS was by others, not US 2. Trump decision fulfils his election pledge 3. US (and UK France) troops in Syria likely unlawful

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