Just For reference... Alexander Mercouris - The Duran
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Alexander Mercouris is a London-based writer on international affairs with a special interest in Russia and law. He has written extensively on the legal aspects of NSA spying and events in Ukraine in terms of human rights, constitutionality and international law, being a frequent commentator on television and speaker at conferences. He worked for 12 years in the Royal Courts of Justice in London as a lawyer, specializing in human rights and constitutional law.
I have found value in "The Duran" Youtube channel. Editor-in-Chief of the Duran Alexander Mercouris, seems knowledgeable in UK law and has insights into international political things... Russia especially. I find it good to get a "European" perspective, if only to BALANCE US MSM Fake news. Of course UK (and European) MSM is also FakeNews, but the Duran provides a bit of a (Conservative) alternate source. The links to Russia are obvious at the Duran. A couple of their commentators live in Russia (but are ex-pat Americans), and work for RT. But... I dont detect "propaganda" on behalf of Russia... more just they do not start from a "Hate Russia" position... and so it's not all "Russia bad". They are certainly PRO TRUMP... conservative... and so get labeled as BAD by Western MSM of course
However, I just learned that Alexander Mercouris had a dubious recent past?
The Telegraph - Patrick Sawer, Senior Reporter, 28 July 2018https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... rd-admits/IF this stuff is TRUE.. I have seen no sign of him being nuts now? So... seems he had some sort of "Breakdown" in 2012.
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In mitigation Mr Mercouris said he had had been diagnosed with depression after a nervous breakdown due to the strain of caring for his sick grandmother, and that he was “very sorry” for what he had done.
I imagine there is some truth in the story, but UK media do DISTORT and publish fake news... I imagine they would especially with "Russia" involved?
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After he was banned from practicing law Mr Mercouris reinvented himself as commentator on world affairs for Russian TV news outlets and websites.
He is Editor-in-Chief of an English language pro-Russian website The Duran, recently writing that the Helsinki summit between Presidents Putin and Trump was a positive step forward.
Mr Mercouris also regularly posts items in support of President Putin and the Russian government on his Facebook and Twitter pages.
I don't see many other reports, and NOTHING since Telegraph, July 2018. So I am guessing the matter is settled?