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Unacceptable White House Demands on Russia
Post Date: 2017-02-15 09:04:38 by Stephen Lendman
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Unacceptable White House Demands on Russia by Stephen Lendman Though still too early to draw definitive conclusions, Trump’s White House is beginning to look like Obama never left or the return of Bush/Cheney. Not a pretty picture! Hoped for improved US/Russia relations were dashed on the rocks of Michael Flynn’s sacking, surrendering to deep state forces running America, Trump looking like disturbing continuity, not responsible change. It was wishful thinking believing otherwise. In Security Council remarks, White House envoy Nikki Haley replicated neocon Samantha Power’s anti-Russia’s rhetoric, accusing Moscow of “occupation and military intervention” in ...
NYT Intent on Wrecking Trump's Administration
Post Date: 2017-02-15 08:46:10 by Stephen Lendman
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NYT Intent on Wrecking Trump’s Administration by Stephen Lendman The problem with Trump’s deplorable record in office so far is the alternative is worse. America’s political system is too debauched to fix. One-party governance with two right wings constitutes fantasy democracy, voting a waste of time, a worthless exercise. Dirty business as usual always wins. On all issues mattering most, column A and B are in lockstep. All the uproar going on reflects contesting for power. Over the longterm, both sides take turns sharing it, serving wealth and privilege at the expense of the general welfare, a deplorable situation, each administration turning out worse than its ...
Trump Continues US Imperial War on Venezuela
Post Date: 2017-02-15 08:36:57 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump Continues US Imperial War on Venezuela by Stephen Lendman Secretary of State Tillerson has a troubled history with Venezuela, notably over its nationalization of ExxonMobil’s Orinoco River region oil fields, despite fair compensation offered as payment. The company balked. Before an international arbitration court, it sought $10 billion in compensation, in the end settled for $1.6 billion, not without lingering hard feelings. Before taking office as secretary of state,Tillerson said “(i)f confirmed, I would urge close cooperation with our friends in the hemisphere, particularly Venezuela’s neighbors Brazil and Colombia, as well as multilateral bodies such as the ...
Anti-Trump Campaign Claims First Victim
Post Date: 2017-02-14 08:08:54 by Stephen Lendman
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Anti-Trump Campaign Claims First Victim by Stephen Lendman Late Monday evening, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was sacked - ostensibly for discussing US sanctions on Russia with its US ambassador Sergey Kislyak before Trump’s inauguration, then providing Vice President Pence with “incomplete information” about their conversation. Flynn was a scoundrel media target like various other administration officials. Last month, he denied discussing sanctions with Russia’s ambassador. Acting Attorney General/Obama administration holdover Sally Yates taped his conversation, information then leaked to the media, indicating sanctions were discussed. Trump fired her for ...
Michael Flynn's Sacking: Hillary's Revenge?
Post Date: 2017-02-14 07:37:46 by Stephen Lendman
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Michael Flynn’s Sacking: Hillary’s Revenge? by Stephen Lendman Eliminating National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in office less than four weeks delivered a major body blow to Trump’s administration. Trump sacking him was poor judgment, a self-inflicted wound on his presidency, a pro-Hillary neocon victory, leaving himself vulnerable to more attacks on his legitimacy. Instead of supporting his national security point man responsibly, he surrendered to forces wanting his presidency undermined, a shameful counterproductive act. Ostensibly it was over Flynn’s pre-inauguration phone conversation with Russia’s US ambassador, failing to explain sanctions were ...
Russia Refrains from Commenting on Michael Flynn's Sacking
Post Date: 2017-02-14 07:21:46 by Stephen Lendman
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Russia Refrains from Commenting on Michael Flynn’s Sacking by Stephen Lendman His removal was bad news for Russia/US bilateral relations - perhaps ending chances for improving them. Moscow so far withheld comment. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Monday’s sacking a US “internal affair, an issue for the Trump administration, and not our business.” Regarding US sanctions, Peskov explained the Kremlin “has been repeatedly commenting on that, so we have no more to say.” He declined to either confirm or deny reports on whether the issue was discussed with administration officials. It’s too early to talk about prospective Russia/US relations, he added. ...
Federal Judge Rules Against Halting DAPL Construction
Post Date: 2017-02-14 07:04:32 by Stephen Lendman
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Federal Judge Rules Against Halting DAPL Construction by Stephen Lendman On Monday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg denied a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe request to halt construction of environmentally destructive Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction on sacred ancestral land. Last Tuesday, following Trump’s executive order, the US Army Corps of Engineers granted final easement to complete the pipeline. Both tribes now seek an injunction blocking it. On February 27, a hearing is set in Washington, DC. On February 10, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction to block DAPL ...
Campaign to Impeach Trump Continues
Post Date: 2017-02-13 08:01:59 by Stephen Lendman
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Campaign to Impeach Trump Continues by Stephen Lendman Calls for his impeachment began pre-inauguration, along with efforts to prevent his ascension to power - shocking stuff, unprecedented in US history. On February 9, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D. NY) introduced a politicized witch-hunt Resolution of Inquiry - “directing the Department of Justice to provide the House of Representatives with any and all information relevant to an inquiry into President Trump and his associates’ (alleged) conflicts of interest, ethical violations…and (so-called) Russia ties.” If the Republican controlled House Judiciary Committee doesn’t schedule a resolution markup within 14 ...
North Korea: America's Punching Bag
Post Date: 2017-02-13 07:02:07 by Stephen Lendman
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North Korea: America’s Punching Bag by Stephen Lendman America needs enemies to advance its imperial agenda. Since none exist, they’re invented. Case in point, North Korea, Washington’s favorite Asian punching bag since Truman’s aggression, falsely blamed on Pyongyang. IF Stone’s Hidden History of the Korean War explained it. Truman manipulated South Korean cross- border provocations. Devastating war followed. Beating up on North Korea persists after all these years - solely for geopolitical reasons. Pyongyang pursued normalized relations for decades, consistently denied by Washington. It threatens no one, favoring peace and stability, not war. It suffered ...
Trump Not Pro-Russia, Says Its Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman
Post Date: 2017-02-12 08:09:25 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump Not Pro-Russia, Says Its Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman by Stephen Lendman Profiles in courage are absent in Washington, especially on geopolitical issues, notably on relations with Russia. In January, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Trump is not pro-Russia. She distinguished between Russophobe Hillary Clinton and Trump’s more responsible comments, calling getting along with Russia a good thing. He clearly prioritized combating ISIS, and by inference international terrorism. “This gives certain hope, because it indeed is a challenge, a threat that we all are facing,” Zakhavova explained. During a February 9 press briefing, she blasted ...
Trump's FCC Chairman Threatens Net Neutrality
Post Date: 2017-02-11 08:52:35 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump’s FCC Chairman Threatens Net Neutrality by Stephen Lendman With major media featuring fake news, Net Neutrality is key to keeping the Internet free and open, letting users access all content without restrictions, limitations, or discrimination, an online level playing field for everyone. First Amendment rights depend on it. Without Net Neutrality, consumer choice will be lost, stolen by corporate predators, making the Internet look like cable TV, letting communication giants decide what web sites, content and applications are available at what cost. Net Neutrality is essential to assure no content is favored over others. Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) legal ...
Trump Suggests New Travel Ban Order Coming
Post Date: 2017-02-11 08:35:43 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump Suggests New Travel Ban Order Coming by Stephen Lendman His access to America travel suspension targeting seven Muslim-majority countries was rejected at the district and appeals court levels. Instead of cutting his losses and moving on, Reuters reported he’s “considering a new executive order,” possibly “exclud(ing) green card holders, or permanent residents (to) alleviate some concerns expressed by the courts,” according to an unnamed source. His alternatives are to try getting the judicial rulings against him overturned by the full Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court in an emergency hearing. Either choice may result in further defeat. ...
Melissa Dykes: 5 Signs We're Living in an Orwellian Police State (Now More Than Ever)
Post Date: 2017-02-11 01:21:09 by Horse
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Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Travel Ban Suspension
Post Date: 2017-02-10 09:01:57 by Stephen Lendman
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Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Travel Ban Suspension by Stephen Lendman On Thursday, a US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel unanimously ruled against Trump’s access to America suspension, solely affecting seven majority-Muslim countries. The issue is by no means settled. The Justice Department may either ask the full appeals court to rule on this issue or petition the Supreme Court directly for an emergency ruling. Congress could get involved legislatively, making Trump’s executive order, or a version of it, the law of the land. Legal actions against it could go back to the Supreme Court. This issue could drag on longer-term. It’s unclear how things ...
Trump's Get Tough on Immigration and Civil Liberties Agenda
Post Date: 2017-02-10 08:48:56 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump’s Get Tough on Immigration and Civil Liberties Agenda by Stephen Lendman His immigration and travel suspension (now in limbo following its judicial rejection) was politicized, not about protecting America’s borders or national security. Designated Muslim countries alone are affected, not Judeo/Christian ones - adversaries, not allies. They’re mostly nations America owes restitution to for lawless aggression, for mass slaughter and destruction, for creating appalling chaos and human misery. Instead, further punishment is being inflicted on people so grievously harmed by Washington’s imperial agenda. Individuals targeted are human beings, not terrorists. The ...
Boris Johnson Renounces U.S. Citizenship The British foreign secretary had previously complained about a U.S. tax bill.
Post Date: 2017-02-09 14:12:17 by noone222
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Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary and former London mayor, has renounced his U.S. citizenship, according to recently released tax data. Though thoroughly British -- a member of Parliament and educated at Oxford -- Johnson was born in New York. At the time of his birth, his father, British author Stanley Johnson, was studying at Columbia. RELATED CONTENT LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 04: American passport lays on a wet pavement after it was burnt at the demonstration outside the US Embassy on February 04, 2017 in London, England. Thousands of people take part in a protest against Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning immigrants and refugees from seven ...
Completion of Dakota Access Pipeline Approved
Post Date: 2017-02-09 13:21:10 by Stephen Lendman
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Completion of Dakota Access Pipeline Approved by Stephen Lendman On Tuesday, the Army Corps of Engineers filed court documents, saying it intends granting easement for completion of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). It’s been contested for months by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members and supporters. The project’s final leg to be constructed under Lake Oahe endangers sacred ancestral land, water and wildlife habitat, along with communities, farmland and other sensitive areas. Oil and gas pipelines constitute huge environmental hazards. They’re leak-prone, contaminating land and waterways, endangering human health, welfare and lives. At best, they create ...
Neocon Elliot Abrams for Deputy Secretary of State?
Post Date: 2017-02-09 08:18:42 by Stephen Lendman
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Neocon Elliot Abrams for Deputy Secretary of State? by Stephen Lendman Trump is considering him for the department’s number two position - perhaps an especially powerful one while Rex Tillerson transitions from Big Oil to diplomacy. Trump transition advisor James Carafano believes Abrams is “pretty close to being named” - best known for his role in the 1980s Iran-Contra affair. It involved covertly selling arms to Iran to fund Contra anti-Sandinista terrorists in Nicaragua. The Boland Amendment prohibited it. For his role in the scheme, Abrams was indicted for lying to Congress, pled guilty to two lesser offenses of withholding information from Congress to avoid a trial, ...
Senate Aims to Block Trump From Lifting Sanctions on Russia
Post Date: 2017-02-09 08:05:28 by Stephen Lendman
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Senate Aims to Block Trump From Lifting Sanctions on Russia by Stephen Lendman In late January, Senate Republicans John McCain and Rob Portman strongly opposed lifting sanctions on Russia, McCain saying: “I hope President Trump will put an end to this speculation and reject such a reckless course. If he does not, I will work with my colleagues to codify sanctions against Russia into law.” Portman absurdly claimed lifting them would damage US leadership and credibility. After 24 years under the Clintons, Bush/Cheney and Obama, they’re damaged beyond repair. US sanctions on Russia were illegally imposed for political reasons, no others - part of longstanding US Russia ...
Trump Intends Guantanamo Expansion
Post Date: 2017-02-09 07:34:04 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump Intends Guantanamo Expansion by Stephen Lendman Obama lied, promising the infamous torture prison’s closure during his first year in office. The vast majority of its detainees committed no crimes. Claims otherwise were fabricated. According to The New York Times, a draft executive order it obtained dropped earlier language relating to reopening CIA black sites. It “kep(t) language that would direct the Pentagon to bring future Islamic State detainees to the wartime prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba,” permitting them to be held at “other facilities.” America created the terrorist group, actively supports it. Trump said he wants to smash it. Whether rhetoric ...
Appeals Court Panel Dubious About Trump's Travel Ban
Post Date: 2017-02-08 08:19:22 by Stephen Lendman
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Appeals Court Panel Dubious About Trump’s Travel Ban by Stephen Lendman Tuesday’s high legal drama was seen live-streamed on television and via You Tube. A three-judge panel heard arguments by the Justice Department and state of Washington. At least two judges were skeptical about DOJ arguments. The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is considering whether to uphold or reject US District Court Judge for the Western District of Washington James Robart’s temporary restraining order (TRO), staying Trump’s denial of access to America suspension, affecting seven predominantly Muslim countries until a follow-up ruling decides up or down on making it permanent. A Ninth ...
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
Post Date: 2017-02-07 13:42:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos by Stephen Lendman Long ago, inner city kids like myself had wonderful public schools with dedicated teachers, preparing us for higher education when even top colleges and universities were affordable. No longer. Bush's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Obama's Race to the Top (RTTT) wrecked public education the way it used to be. It was deplorable before they made a bad system worse - polar opposite how it was decades earlier. NCLB leaves most kids behind. RTTT is a race to the bottom. Both agendas reflect schemes to destroy a nearly four century tradition. Public schools in America don’t teach. They’re institutions of intimidation and ...
CAN YOU TAMPER WITH A JUROR IF THERE'S NO JURY?
Post Date: 2017-02-07 10:29:55 by Ada
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State Supremes get pointed question about 1st Amendment image: If a citizen hands out a pamphlet on the issue of jury nullification in front of a courthouse to people who haven’t yet been sworn in as jurors can they the citizen be charged with improperly influencing a jury? That’s the question being posed to the Michigan Supreme Court in a First Amendment case that erupted in late 2015 when a judge in Mecosta County, a magistrate, a prosecutor and a deputy worked together to threaten a man handing out that information, arrested him and ordered him held on an exorbitant $150,000 bond. And now the case has moved to the highest levels of the state courts in Michigan. Attorney ...
Relentless NYT War on Trump and Russia
Post Date: 2017-02-07 07:44:27 by Stephen Lendman
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Relentless NYT War on Trump and Russia by Stephen Lendman The self-styled newspaper of record is a lying machine, a national disgrace - all the news most important to report suppressed, fake news substituting. On February 7, The Times blasted what it called “bromance” between Trump and Putin, calling it “a source of puzzlement and alarm in the West, (now) even more disturbing.” Fact: Russia threatens no other nations, hasn’t attacked any - in contrast to forever US imperial wars, responsible for millions of casualties Times reports never explain. Fact: Putin is a preeminent world leader, overwhelmingly supported by Russians, a world peace and stability champion ...
Trump on NATO and Ukraine
Post Date: 2017-02-07 07:28:12 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump on NATO and Ukraine by Stephen Lendman On Sunday, Trump spoke with US-installed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. According to a White House statement, he expressed “strong support for the” alliance, indicating he doesn’t consider it “obsolete” as stated earlier. He stressed getting “all NATO allies to meet their defense spending commitments” - at a time when so-called threats are fabricated, including terrorism in one sense. Defeating ISIS and likeminded groups requires ending support. Without it, they can’t operate. With it, their scourge won’t be easily eliminated by Russia or any other country. Trump and Stoltenberg ...
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