Saeed Moshfegh has been studying in the U.S. legally for 7 years. Bank of America froze his account anyway
The Miami Herald | iranian.com | 2018-08-31
Saeed Moshfegh woke up earlier this month to discover the strangest thing: though he had plenty of money in his Bank of America account, he couldn't access it. An Iranian getting his Ph.D in physics at the University of Miami, Moshfegh used the account for everyday transactions. All he had to do to maintain the […] | The post Saeed Moshfegh has been studying in the U.S. legally for 7 years. Bank of America froze his account anyway appeared first on The Iranian
iranian.com/2018/08/31/bank-of-america-froze-saeed-moshfegh-account/

Good Riddance Warmonger…8-28-18 Mouse Report
DJ Mouse | indybay.org | 2018-08-31
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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Trump legal team to challenge Mueller probe legitimacy in counter-report
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-31
US President Donald Trump's legal team, led by his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, is working on a comprehensive report intended as a response to the conclusions of the "Russia collusion" probe, which are yet to be released.
rt.com/usa/437301-trump-counter-report-mueller-investigation/

Widespread opposition to Australian government ban on Chelsea Manning
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-31
The attempt to prevent Manning visiting Australia followed a high-level meeting of the Five Eyes spying network, which called for a campaign against those who "sow discord."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/31/mann-a31.html

Reality Winner, Russiagate and the Left
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2018-08-30
Reality hit hard for the left when whistleblower Reality Winner was sentenced to five years, three months in prison with three years of supervision after release and 100 hours of community service. Surely it was another pussy-hat-liberal-Russiagate-Deep-State-hoax that is descending on the honorable leftist blogosphere? Actually, it was just the opposite. Winner heroically revealed an attempt by Russian military intelligence to interfere with U.S. elections. And guess who slapped her with the longest sentence for a federal defendant who disclosed information to the media? It couldn't be the very same man who is c…
counterpunch.org/2018/08/30/reality-winner-russiagate-and-the-left-2/

With Reality Winner Sentenced, Does The Intercept Owe Answers?
Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-08-30
Reality Winner has been sentenced to five years for leaking an NSA document to The Intercept alleging a Russian cyber-operation targeting the U.S. voting system. Shadowproof's Kevin Gosztola joins Aaron Maté to discuss major questions surrounding The Intercept's handling of Reality Winner's document. | The post With Reality Winner Sentenced, Does The Intercept Owe Answe…
therealnews.com/stories/with-reality-winner-sentenced-does-the-intercept-owe-answers

Global Outcry After Australia Moves to Ban Entry of Chelsea Manning
Jon Queally | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-30
Human rights groups and free speech defenders around the world are speaking out on Thursday after the Australian government moved aggressively to block Chelsea Manning–the U.S. Army whistleblower who was imprisoned by her own government after leaking hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents, including evidence of war crimes–from entering the country as part of a global speaking tour. | The company organizing Manning's tour, Think Inc., according to NBC News,said it had received a notice of intention from the government to deny Manning entry on Wednesday. The group is calling on her supporters to lobby new Immigration Minister David Coleman to allow her into Australia. While she can appeal, past precedent suggests the decision has already been made. | Think Inc. said it had given the government more than 10 letters of support from individuals and organizations who support Manning's…
mintpressnews.com/australia-ban-chelsea-manning/248487/

How the Mainstream Media Keeps Russiagate Alive
Ian Berman | mintpressnews.com | 2018-08-30
WASHINGTON — After Paul Manafort was convicted and Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to various charges not related to Russian interference in the 2016 elections, the mainstream media still keeps the issue alive with disingenuous assertions. | In a Reuters commentary, " The messy meaning of the Manafort and Cohen cases," Peter Apps reviews the two convictions of Trump's former campaign manager and lawyer/fixer, each a close advisor in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Despite any connection to Russia, two little words keep the idea alive. | The clear and the unjustly connected: | At the heart of the article, Apps writes: Neither case may provide Mueller with direct proof that there was deliberate collusion between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign, but [there] were clear signs of just how vulnerable those around the president are to financial charges around fraud and tax evasion in…
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Oppose the ban on Chelsea Manning speaking in Australia!
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-30
The SEP demands that Manning be granted her visa and restates its demand for the unconditional freedom of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/30/man2-a30.html

Who is Unsubmissive France's "Comrade Policeman" Alexandre Langlois?
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-08-30
An intelligence agent who read some Marx while in an agency that set up provocations against strikers, Langlois was ideally placed to join the populist pseudo-left.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/30/lang-a30.html

Trump adviser who President 'allowed to cooperate' with Mueller to step down
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-29
White House Counsel Don McGahn is to step down this fall, President Trump has announced. News of McGahn's departure comes after it was revealed he was questioned by Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' investigation.
rt.com/usa/437164-trump-lawyer-mcgahn-leaves-white-house/

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…
fair.org/home/media-writing-premature-obituaries-for-the-democratic-left/

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/

'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.
thenation.com/article/the-transatlantic-alliance-will-survive-trump/

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/

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/

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/

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

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: 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/

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/

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/