Being Julian Assange
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-26
As Julian Assange's fate may soon be resolved, here's an in-depth look at the history of WikiLeaks, the infiltration of activist communities and the strength & vulnerability of the world-changing publisher whose freedom is at stake, by Suzie Dawson. By… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/25/being-julian-assange/

Trump To Intensify Economic War On Iran
Keith Jones | iranian.com | 2018-09-26
US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Adviser John Bolton and the other Iran regime-change hawks at the helm of the Trump administration intend to use this week's opening of the annual United Nations General Assembly as the backdrop for an intensification of Washington's economic war and military-strategic offensive against Iran. […] | The post Trump To Intensify Economic War On Iran appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/09/26/trump-to-intensify-economic-war-on-iran/

NSA employee who took secret files home sentenced to prison
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-26
A former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA) was sentenced to 66 months in prison and three years of probation over keeping top-secret files at his Maryland home. But that's just one part of a bigger story.
rt.com/usa/439418-nsa-hacker-convicted-secrets/

'Sanctions are weapon of war': Pompeo's speech at anti-Iran group interrupted by protesters (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-26
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's speech at the summit of a neo-conservative pro-Israel pressure group was briefly hijacked by anti-war activists. One of the protesters chanted: "We want peace, we don't want war!"
rt.com/usa/439421-pompeo-iran-protest-sanctions/

The Path to World War III?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-25
The minimal U.S. press coverage accorded to last Monday's shooting down of a Russian intelligence plane off the coast of Syria is, of course, a reflection both of lack of interest and of Israel's involvement in the incident. If one … | The post The Path to World War III? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/the-path-to-world-war-iii/5655134

European Union Agrees To Develop Payment Channel To Facilitate Iran's Exports
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2018-09-25
The EU hopes the new framework will keep firms doing business with Iran. European businesses have already pulled out and the currency has plummeted as the threat of US sanctions looms. [dropcap]E[/dropcap]uropean Union will set up a legal entity to facilitate legitimate financial transactions with Iran to allow continued trade, EU High Representative for Foreign […] | The post European Union Agrees To Develop Payment Channel To Facilitate Iran's Exports appeared first on
iranian.com/2018/09/25/european-union-agrees-to-develop-payment-channel-to-facilitate-irans-exports/

America Is Quietly Expanding Its War in Tunisia
Héni Nsaibia | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-25
Last month, a U.S. Africa Command spokesperson confirmed in a Task & Purpose report that Marine Corps Raiders were involved in a fierce battle in 2017 in an unnamed North African country, where they fought beside partner forces against militants … | The post America Is Quietly Expanding Its War in Tunis…
globalresearch.ca/america-is-quietly-expanding-its-war-in-tunisia/5655143

Destroying Yemen as Humanely as Possible
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-25
What a relief to learn that even though Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are bombing the crap out of Yemen, they are doing so humanely. On September 12, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, pursuant to the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ("NDAA"), certified that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are "undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure" in their war on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
counterpunch.org/2018/09/25/destroying-yemen-as-humanely-as-possible/

Marcy Wheeler: Rosenstein's Ouster Would Not Necessarily Signal End of Mueller Investigation
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-25
Drama unfolded Monday when Axios reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein verbally resigned over the weekend amid mounting tension over the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election. Last week, Rosenstein and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly met at the White House hours after The New York Times reported Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Trump in the White House and discussed recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office for being unfit. But on Monday, Trump confirmed Rosenstein still has a j…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/25/marcy_wheeler_rosensteins_ouster_would_not

Rosenstein to see Trump on Thursday — a Comey rerun?
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2018-09-25
WASHINGTON–This Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, meets the potential top target of Mueller's probe, Donald Trump, in the Oval Office. | The question is what will happen at that meeting — and its ramifications. Will now-President Trump force Rosenstein to quit? Will Trump fire him? Or will Trump try to exact a "loyalty oath" from Rosenstein, as he tried with former FBI Director James Comey before firing him? | And the follow-up: What's the reaction of the country, both at large and among Trump's legions, who believe, as he does, that the whole Mueller probe is "a witch hunt" or worse. | Rosenstein is overseeing Mueller's probe because Trump's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, recused himself due to his own key role in Trump's 2016 campaign and his own contacts…
peoplesworld.org/article/rosenstein-to-see-trump-on-thursday-a-comey-rerun/

Guardian newspaper condemned for publishing "deliberate lies" about Julian Assange
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-25
Former British whistleblower Craig Murray linked the newspaper's allegations directly to the Mueller investigation in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/25/assa-s25.html

Chinese national arrested in US for allegedly acting as agent of Beijing
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-25
In a move likely to hit relations already soured by a bitter trade war and election interference accusations, the US has now arrested a Chinese national it accuses of working as an unregistered foreign agent.
rt.com/usa/439413-china-governemnt-agent-intelligence/

Amid media frenzy, Rosenstein to meet with Trump on Thursday
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-25
The deputy attorney general, who supervises the Russia investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, has denied plotting Trump's removal via the 25th Amendment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/25/rose-s25.html

US spy agencies come to Northern Virginia Community College
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-25
On September 26, NOVA will host a job and internship fair aimed at recruiting college students at its Annandale campus to the CIA, DHS, NSA and FBI.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/25/nova-s25.html

The Fate of Rod Rosenstein Will Impact Every Branch of Government
Shared by Samantha Borek | truthout.org | 2018-09-25
So that happened. | If one unexpurgated example were needed to show how severely Donald Trump's presidency has overheated the national engine, yesterday's lunchtime four-valve blowout would serve nicely. Some breathlessly slipshod reporting, a pair of dueling leaks and a deliberate two-year White House campaign to keep the country's RPM dial deep in the red came together to produce sound, fury and, for the moment, nothing at all. | The paroxysm began before noon with an Axios headline that read, "Exclusive: Rod Rosenstein Is Resigning." Rosenstein, of course, is the embattled deputy attorney general who has been overseeing Robert Mueller's ongoing Russian collusion investigation after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself. Trump has been growling at Rosenstein from the beginning, threatening to fire him with drearily metronomic regularity. | Removing Rosenstein without due cause is fraught with political and legal ramifications for…
truthout.org/articles/the-fate-of-rod-rosenstein-will-impact-every-branch-of-government/

Massachusetts: Lawrence residents speak out on the Columbia Gas explosions
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-09-25
What should be basic human rights–safe housing, hot water, and cooking facilities–have been replaced with a militarized force and unsafe appliances.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/25/inte-s25.html

As Rosenstein Stays, What Can Manafort Give Mueller?
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-25
After widespread speculation that he was on the outs, Rod Rosenstein is still on the job. The uncertainty over his future comes amid a flurry of activity in the Mueller probe that he oversees, including the plea deal of Paul Manafort. Author Craig Unger joins Aaron Maté to discuss Rosenstein's plight and whether Manafort's lobbying… | The post As Rosenstein Stays, What Can Manafort Give Mueller? appeared fir…
therealnews.com/stories/as-rosenstein-stays-what-can-manafort-give-mueller

Trump Administration Pledges Fresh 'Action' Against Venezuela
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-09-24
Pompeo wasn't specific on which actions would be used "to increase the pressure level against the Venezuelan leadership."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14064

'We're going to win!' Pompeo vows China trade war will last until Americans get what they 'deserve'
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-24
As the latest US and Chinese tit-for-tat tariffs are about to take effect, Mike Pompeo has reassured Americans that any inconveniences they might suffer in the trade war are temporary, before they emerge victorious and prosperous.
rt.com/usa/439176-determined-win-trade-war/

Rosenstein hasn't been fired — yet. Here's a look at some of his most controversial moments
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-24
Rumors of the impending firing of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein flooded the internet today — but the controversial figure has survived to see another day as the man responsible for overseeing the Mueller investigation.
rt.com/usa/439256-rod-rosenstein-controversial-moments/

This Blessed Plot: Art Untangles Conspiracy at the Met Breuer
Siddhartha Mitter | theintercept.com | 2018-09-23
Mark Lombardi would have had a field day. If the American conceptual artist, who took his own life in 2000, had lived a little longer, he would have witnessed Bush versus Gore, with its lawyer armies and hanging chads; and of course the September 11 attacks and launch of the so-called war on terror, which would have fed even further his obsessional interest in the nefarious networks that structure our lives. | Scouring the newspapers to document the plots of his time — the savings and loan scandal, Whitewater, the Vatican bank — and filling thousands of index cards, Lombardi produced large, elegant drawings, all circles and arced lines, with precise notations in red and black pencil. It was data art for the late-analog age, literally connecting the dots: who transacted with whom, who was linked by hierarchy or common allegiance. In part,…
theintercept.com/2018/09/23/everything-is-connected-met-breuer-art-conspiracy/

State Department Team Led by Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War Because of Arms Sales
Lee Fang | theintercept.com | 2018-09-21
The former lobbyist's team said a $2 billion sale of Raytheon missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could be imperiled. | The post State Department Team Led by Former Raytheon Lobbyist Pushed Mike Pompeo to Support Yemen War Because of Arms Sales appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/21/mike-pompeo-yemen-war-raytheon/

Pompeo promises a 'series of actions' against Venezuela in the 'coming days'
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-21
Washington has promised to increase pressure on Venezuela in the coming days, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowing to take a "series of actions" against the government of Nicolas Maduro in the "best interest" of Venezuelans.
rt.com/usa/439094-pompeo-venezuela-actions-pressure/

Michael Cohen praises own 'integrity & veracity' during Mueller probe in 'accidental' tweet
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-21
In a bizarre blunder, Michael Cohen has praised own patriotism and trumpeted the crucial role he plays in the notorious Mueller investigation, in a tweet that was allegedly meant to be sent from his lawyer's account.
rt.com/usa/438993-integrity-veracity-michael-cohen/

US slaps Chinese arms procurer with sanctions for buying advanced Russian weapons
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-20
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has authorized the addition of 33 Russian defense and intelligence officials and entities to the ever-growing US sanctions list and also targeted a Chinese military entity for buying Russian arms.
rt.com/usa/438964-us-puts-33-russian-intel/

Monsanto asks judge to overturn $289m cancer verdict, claims dying man presented lack of evidence
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-20
Agrochemical giant Monsanto has appealed to a California judge to throw out a $289 million jury verdict awarded to a man who claimed that the Bayer-owned company's glyphosate-based weed-killers, including Roundup, gave him cancer.
rt.com/usa/438879-roundup-monsanto-court-cancer/

Grammar fail! Pompeo annoyed with State Dept's inappropriate use of commas, staff given lessons
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-20
There's undoubtedly a lot going on in Mike Pompeo's head at any time, from Syria to North Korea. But the secretary of state apparently still has time to be a stickler for grammar, with his staff sending out memos on comma usage.
rt.com/usa/438977-pompeo-commas-grammar-emails/

To protect arms sales, Pompeo favors sole voice backing renewed support of Saudis in Yemen — report
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-20
Mike Pompeo certified that Saudi Arabia was reducing civilian casualties in Yemen, against the majority opinion in the State Department, siding with a minority report which warned US arms sales would be in jeopardy if he didn't.
rt.com/usa/438975-pompeo-yemen-memo-leaked/

"A Matter of Life and Death": Trump Admin Slashes Refugee Cap to Historic Low, Imperiling Thousands
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-19
The Trump administration has once again slashed the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States. On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the new cap on refugees would be a historic low of just 30,000 next year, down from the current level of 45,000. The actual number of refugees allowed in to the country is expected to be even lower than the 30,000 cap. Monday's announcement represents the lowest ceiling any president has imposed on the U.S. refugee program since its creation in 1980. Under President Obama, the refugee cap reached 110,000. For more on the Trump administration's refugee…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/19/a_matter_of_life_and_death

US can spy on journalists domestically using FISA warrants, declassified guidelines show
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-19
Newly declassified Department of Justice memos show guidelines for the US government spying on journalists and their sources using FISA warrants — the same method used to spy on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
rt.com/usa/438785-fisa-spying-journalists-declassified/