Can a Sitting US President Be Indicted for a Crime? Why the Framers Intent is Irrelevant to Answering this Question
David Schultz | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-29
Possibly within a matter of days or weeks Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller or New York federal prosecutors are going to have to confront an significant question: Was it the intent of the American constitutional framers to allow a sitting president to be indicted for a crime, or was impeachment the only recourse to remedy a…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/29/can-a-sitting-us-president-be-indicted-for-a-crime-why-the-framers-intent-is-irrelevant-to-answering-this-question/
What is FireEye?
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-29
The cyber-security firm FireEye has high-level connections with military intelligence and Wall Street and is working with social media companies to promote censorship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/29/feye-a29.html
Good Riddance Warmonger…8-28-18 Mouse Report
DJ Mouse | indybay.org | 2018-08-29
Nauseated by the press' drooling worship of a fortunate son…demonic glee behind star spangled eyes …ALWAYS sending us off to war..Julian Assange responds to MSM ax murdering vampire zombie mind fork brain surgeons ..after Queen of Peace throws monkey wrench into my horror show (38 min.)…
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Whistleblowers expose Australian government crimes at Nauru refugee camp
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-29
Medical professionals have warned that children suffering severe mental illness are at risk of dying at the Australian-operated detention centre.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/29/naur-a29.html
Media Continues Writing Premature Obituaries for the Democratic Left
Justin Anderson | fair.org | 2018-08-28
US News ( 8/8/18): "A band of far-left candidates have suffered a string of defeats in Democratic primaries this year." | The insurgent left wing of the Democratic Party, sometimes self-identified as democratic socialists and exemplified by rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and associated with groups like Bernie Sanders' Our Revolution, the Justice Democrats and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), took some losses in primaries on August 7. These included high-profile candidates like Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for Michigan governor and Brent Welder in Kansas's 2nd district, along with losses by Cori Bush in Missouri's 1st district. Following the losses, corporate media outlets were quick to declare the Democratic left wing dead in the water: | "Bernie and His Army Are Losing 2018" (Politico, 8/8/18) | "Down Goes Socialism" (Politico, 8/8/18) | "Democratic Party's Liberal Insurgency Hits…
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Canadian Intelligence: The Case of Media Manipulation and the CSIS Agenda
Abigail Curlew | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-28
Accusations of fake news across the political spectrum have transformed a very concerning issue into a weapon of delegitimization. A recent report published by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) titled …
globalresearch.ca/canadian-intelligence-the-case-of-media-manipulation-and-the-csis-agenda/5652079
Iran and Saudi Arabia's "Deep State" Factions Are Striking Back
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-28
Rival Great Powers Iran and Saudi Arabia are both experiencing different degrees of pushback from certain "deep state" factions in their permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies, with this dynamic being …
globalresearch.ca/iran-and-saudi-arabias-deep-state-factions-are-striking-back/5652126
How the Department of Homeland Security Created a Deceptive Tale of Russia Hacking US Voter Sites
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-08-28
The narrative about Russian cyberattacks on American election infrastructure is a self-interested abuse of power by DHS based on distortion of evidence, writes Gareth Porter. By Gareth Porter Special to Consortium News The narrative of Russian intelligence attacking state and… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/08/28/how-the-department-of-homeland-security-created-a-deceptive-tale-of-russia-hacking-u-s-voter-sites/
Israeli Spying On Trump
Philip Giraldi | iranian.com | 2018-08-28
It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference in the U.S. political system continues to surface without any outrage being expressed by either the media or American politicians. The most recent revelation concerns a […] | The post Israeli Spying On Trump appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/28/israeli-spying-on-trump/
Iraq Sending Team To U.S. To Seek Deal On Transactions With Iran
Reuters | iranian.com | 2018-08-28
Iraq will send a delegation to the United States seeking an agreement on financial transactions with Iran following Washington's reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday. Read more at Reuters. | The post Iraq Sending Team To U.S. To Seek Deal On Transactions With Iran appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/28/iraq-sending-team-to-u-s-to-seek-deal-on-transactions-with-iran/
Doomed Prospects for Achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: Funds Squandered on Military-Industrial Complex Are Indispensable for Success
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2018-08-28
On October 21, 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 70/1: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, declaring that "We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their …
globalresearch.ca/doomed-prospects-for-achievement-of-un-sustainable-development-goals-by-2030-funds-squandered-on-military-industrial-complex-are-indispensable-for-success/5652069
As Monsanto Faces Over 8,000 Glyphosate Lawsuits, Vietnam Seeks Damages for Agent Orange
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-28
"The verdict serves as a legal precedent which refutes previous claims that the herbicides made by Monsanto and other chemical corporations in the U.S. and provided for the U.S. army in the war are harmless." — Vietnamese Foreign Ministry | The post As Monsanto Faces Over 8,000 Glyphosate Lawsuits, Vietnam Seeks Damages for Agent Orange appeared first on MintPress News.
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Iran's Karim Ansarifard Linked With SC Heerenveen
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2018-08-28
Iran international striker Karim Ansarifard has been linked with a move to SC Heerenveen. The Dutch football team is going to sign the Olympiacos striker as a replacement for his countryman Reza Ghoochannejhad who joined Apoel in the summer. Another Dutch football club FC Utrecht has also shown interest in signing the 28-year-old forward. Ansarifard […] | The post Iran's Karim Ansarifard Linked With SC Heerenveen appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/08/28/irans-karim-ansarifard-linked-with-sc-heerenveen/
'Appalling politics' & 'phony science' is why Monsanto is still afloat — lawyer suing chemical giant
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-28
Monsanto has suppressed the facts about its 'probably carcinogenic' weed killer for years, pouring vast sums of money towards complicit 'democratic regimes', a lawyer suing the chemical giant in 16 cancer cases has told RT.
rt.com/usa/437008-monsanto-cover-up-lawsuit/
The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump
Mark Weisbrot | thenation.com | 2018-08-27
The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump appeared first on The Nation.
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Kansas residents drank contaminated water for six years while state sat on damning chemical tests
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-27
The state of Kansas failed to act on tests showing that groundwater in a Wichita suburb had been contaminated, allowing hundreds of residents to use tainted water wells for more than six years, before taking action.
rt.com/usa/436984-kansas-water-contaminated/
NSA leaker Reality Winner sentenced to more than five years in prison
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-27
Winner is the first person to be tried by the Trump Administration under the Espionage Act, receiving the longest ever sentence for revealing classified documents.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/27/winn-a27.html
NSA Leaker Reality Winner's 5-Year Term is An Attack on Whistleblowing
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-25
Reality Winner has been sentenced to over 5 years in behind bars for leaking an NSA document to The Intercept about alleged Russian spearphishing in the US election system. It's the longest ever prison sentence for a media source in US history. We speak to Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola about the trial and the double-standards in… | The post NSA Leaker Reality…
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Did CIA's Kremlin sources 'go quiet' or is NYT seeking excuses for lack of fresh 'meddling' rumors?
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-25
US intelligence is 'in the dark' about Russian intentions towards the November midterm elections, the New York Times reports, offering some explanations as to why this might be the case, while ignoring the most obvious one.
rt.com/usa/436804-cia-kremlin-sources-quiet/
Poll's 'insane' data shows 64% of Republicans think a 'good president' may still use the N-word
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-25
A new Economist/YouGov poll found 64 percent of Republicans think it is "possible that a person who used the 'N-word' while in office can still be a good president of the United States".
rt.com/usa/436856-trump-n-word-poll/
James Risen: Reality Winner's Sentence Is One of the Worst Miscarriages of Justice in Recent History
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-24
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner was handed the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media Thursday. She is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Winner was arrested by FBI agents at her home in Augusta, Georgia, on June 3, 2017, two days before The Intercept published an exposé revealing Russian military intelligence conducted a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software company just days before the U.S. presidential election. The exposé was based on a classified NSA report from May 5, 2017, that shows…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/24/james_risen_reality_winners_sentence_is
Kris Kobach's Gubernatorial Campaign Hires White Nationalists
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-24
Kansas Republican Kris Kobach's Governor's Campaign hires white nationalists, giving momentum to the racist anti-immigrant movement and increasing their power in the GOP. We speak to Cristina Lopez of Media Matters | The post Kris Kobach's Gubernatorial Campaign Hires White Nationalists appeared first on The Real News Ne…
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Mother of NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner: My Daughter Was "Nailed to the Door" by the Trump Admin
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-24
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison–the longest sentence ever imposed in federal court for leaking government information to the media. Twenty-six-year-old Reality Winner is the first person to be sentenced under the Espionage Act since President Trump took office. Her sentencing Thursday came after she pleaded guilty in June to transmitting a top-secret document to a news organization. She had faced up to 10 years in prison. We speak with her mother, Billie Winner-Davis.
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/24/mother_of_nsa_whistleblower_reality_winner
Trump cancels Pompeo's N. Korea trip but sends 'warmest regards' to Kim
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-24
President Trump has canceled State Secretary Mike Pompeo's upcoming trip to North Korea, due to take place next week. The President cited a lack of progress towards denuclearization when he announced the cancelation.
rt.com/usa/436785-trump-cancels-pompeo-north-korea/
Trump: Reality Winner's crimes 'small potatoes' compared to Hillary Clinton
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-24
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to bash the Justice Department for sentencing ex-NSA contractor Reality Winner to five years imprisonment, while letting Hillary Clinton off the hook for her email server misuse.
rt.com/usa/436763-trump-reality-winner-clinton/
Democratic senators ask Pompeo for translator's notes from Trump-Putin meeting
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-24
Democratic senators are requesting translation notes and other materials related to Donald Trump's two-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, saying the summit requires "urgent congressional oversight."
rt.com/usa/436782-democrats-letter-trump-putin-translator/
Statement on the Sentencing of Whistleblower Reality Winner for Disclosing NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking
Betsy Reed | theintercept.com | 2018-08-23
Reality Winner's courage and sacrifice for the good of her country should be honored, not punished. | The post Statement on the Sentencing of Whistleblower Reality Winner for Disclosing NSA Report on Russian Election Hacking appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/08/23/reality-winner-sentenced-nsa-russia-election-hacking/
Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever
Dilip Hiro | thenation.com | 2018-08-23
Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever appeared first on The Nation.
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State Dept warns South Africa of 'wrong path' amid land expropriation row
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-23
Expropriation of land without compensation "would not be a good thing" and would send South Africa "down the wrong path," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters amid a diplomatic row with Pretoria.
rt.com/usa/436694-south-africa-wrong-path-trump/
Trump orders Pompeo to 'closely study' South Africa's land expropriation
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-23
US President Donald Trump has expressed concern over the fate of white farmers in South Africa, where the extremely controversial land redistribution reform might leave owners without their properties or any compensation.
rt.com/usa/436626-trump-south-africa-land-seizure/
Police chopper crashes into parking lot after horrifying take-off malfunction (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-23
The pilot of a police helicopter has been seriously injured after his aircraft crashed during take-off in Arkansas. Dramatic video shows the chopper flipping on its side as its propeller smashes against the ground.
rt.com/usa/436671-police-helicopter-crash-arkansas/
Proof that Manafort & Cohen are criminals adds no weight to Mueller's Russia collusion probe
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-22
What do Paul Manafort's five counts of tax fraud, one count of hiding foreign bank accounts and two counts of bank fraud all have in common? None of them have anything to do with collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
rt.com/usa/436602-manafort-cohen-trump-collusion/
Tweets from Assange's mum fuel conspiracy theory on Clinton email leaks
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-22
Julian Assange's mother caused excitement on Twitter, saying an ex-DNC worker leaked the Clinton emails. Christine Assange deleted her post after followers concluded that she meant Seth Rich, who was killed in 2016.
rt.com/usa/436588-assange-wikileaks-seth-rich/
Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin "Will Forever Animate Our Collective Sense of Desire for Change"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-17
Aretha Franklin became the voice of the civil rights movement in 1967, when her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" became an international sensation. Franklin was a steadfast supporter of the civil rights movement throughout her long and remarkable career. She sang at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral after his assassination in 1968. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Franklin anonymously helped fund the movement for decades. He said, "When Dr. King was alive, several times she helped us make payroll. … Aretha has always been a very socially conscious artist, an inspiration, not just an entertainer." For more, we sp…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/17/angela_davis_icon_aretha_franklin_will