(2018-08-16). Shed Not a Tear for War Criminal John Brennan, Say Legal Experts. mintpressnews.com While Democratic senators, corporate talking heads, former national security officials, and Twitter pundits issued dire proclamations about the " dangerous precedent" President Donald Trump set on Wednesday by revoking former CIA Director John Brennan's security clearance for obviously vindictive and political reasons, critics of America's far-too-powerful intelligence apparatus were quick to express how little sympathy they feel for Brennan, given his utterly horrendous track record of defending torture and masterminding the Obama administration's deadly drone program. | "John Brennan is being punished by not being able to find out who got droned yesterday, I hope he's ok," joked Splinter's Libby Watson. | john brennan is being punished by not being able to find out who got droned yesterday, i hope he's ok t.co/wD2Y2TFqWp | — libby watson (@libbycwatson) August 15, 2018 | But while well-established critics of…
(2018-08-16). Kris Kobach, Trump's Top Vote Suppressor, Wins Kansas Primary. therealnews.com 
Kris Kobach is the frontrunner to become the next governor of Kansas after winning the Republican primary. And even though Kobach's vote suppression efforts have faced legal setbacks, Trump's stacking of the Supreme Court may soon hand him another victory, says investigative journalist Greg Palast
(2018-08-16). Former Chief White House Ethics Lawyer: If Trump Forces Mueller Into a Subpoena Fight, He Will Lose. alternet.org 
Trump's allies frequently complain how long the Mueller investigation is taking. Norm Eisen explains a simple way Trump could speed it up. | An ongoing complaint Republicans have about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation is that it is supposedly taking too long and he should " wrap it up. "To be clear, Mueller's investigation has not lasted nearly. . .
(2018-08-16). Punctured batteries, massive waste: Whistleblower accuses Tesla of sloppy production (PHOTOS). rt.com 
A former Tesla technician took to Twitter to detail what he says is extensive evidence of malpractice and waste at the electric carmaker's factories, and potentially deadly battery defects in its cars. |
(2018-08-16). Cereal killers: Monsanto weedkiller that can 'probably' cause cancer found in children's breakfasts. rt.com 
A hearty bowl of oatmeal is a healthy way to start your day, but according to a new study, that bowl of oatmeal can contain dangerous levels of glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical linked to cancer. |
(2018-08-15). Before Snowden, an NSA Spy Tried to Incite Change From the Inside. He Called Himself the "Curmudgeon" of Signals Intelligence. theintercept.com 
Rahe Clancy thought the NSA had become too corporate. So he wrote an agitated series of missives — for the agency.
(2018-08-15). Trump Strikes Back at 'Ringleader' Brennan. consortiumnews.com At war with current and former intelligence officials since before he was elected, Donald Trump Wednesday moved to strip Barack Obama's CIA chief of his security clearance, though worse may be in store for John Brennan, says Ray McGovern. By… Read more →
(2018-08-15). The NSA's Role in a Climate-Changed World: Spying on Nonprofits, Fishing Boats, and the North Pole. theintercept.com In the northernmost place in the United States, Point Barrow, Alaska, a National Security Agency collection site has allowed analysts to observe Russia's military buildup 24/7, as melting Arctic ice opens a new conflict zone. The NSA has also monitored a dispute between India and Pakistan over access to the Indus River system, which is fed by glaciers high in the Himalayas, now shrinking. And as fisheries are facing increasing pressure from seas whose currents and temperatures have already been altered significantly by climate change, the NSA has listened in on phone conversations and monitored the movement of fishing boats engaged in potentially illegal practices that threaten dwindling stocks. | Previously unreleased documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden show how the agency has gathered intelligence meant to support U.S. interests related to environmental disasters, conflicts, and resources. In…
(2018-08-15). 328 NSA Documents Reveal "Vast Network" of Iranian Agents, Details of a Key Intelligence Coup, and A Fervor for Voice Matching Technology. theintercept.com Highlights from the seventh release of the internal NSA newsletter SIDtoday.
(2018-08-15). US Provided "Intelligence" and Bomb Used in Massacre of Yemeni Schoolchildren. globalresearch.ca Last Thursday's horrific bombing of a bus full of school children in northern Yemen was carried out using a weapon sold to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition by the United States, photo …
(2018-08-15). 'The Greatest Intelligence Operation of Our Time': Investigative Journalist Details How Trump Has Been Compromise by Russia for Years. alternet.org 
Craig Unger explains how "Trump Tower become sort of a cathedral of money laundering. " | An investigative journalist explained on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that President Donald Trump's real estate business was essentially a money laundering front. Craig Unger alleges in his new book, "House of Putin, House of Trump," that th. . .
(2018-08-15). The World's Most Liveable Cities: Melbourne Loses to Vienna. globalresearch.ca The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has gone about its annual business of releasing its World's Most Liveable City index, the sort of flotsam that matters less to urban planners than hedge-fund …
(2018-08-15). Russiagate and the Men with Glass Eyes. counterpunch.org The Democrats want Trump out because, still smiting from the embarrassment of their world-historical loss to the buffoon they hand-picked for an opponent, they are desperate to regain power. The effort is led by members of Congress Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Dianne Feinstein, Elijah Cummings, Jerrold Nadler, and others. They've cleverly aligned themselves outright with the intelligence and military community because they know the latter is likewise desperate to maintain the trajectory of American hegemony that has been in place since the end of World War Two. (2018-08-15). Monsanto Guilty Verdict Is Only The Beginning. globalresearch.ca A jury trial in California has resulted in a guilty verdict against the agrichemical and GMO giant, Monsanto, now Bayer/Monsanto. The judge has ordered Monsanto to pay damages of USD 289 …
(2018-08-15). Landmark Glyphosate Cancer Ruling Sets a Precedent for All Those Affected by Crop Poisons. counterpunch.org A landmark ruling on Friday from a court in San Francisco has sent shockwaves around the world. After three days of deliberations, jurors sided with the plaintiff Dewayne Johnson — a school groundsman who developed a fatal form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after repeatedly spraying large quantities of Monsanto's glyphosate based herbicides -awarding him $250 million More
(2018-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2018. democracynow.org Pennsylvania Priests Abused 1,000 Children and Covered Up the Abuse, Christine Hallquist Becomes First Transgender Major-Party Gubernatorial Nominee, In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar Is Poised to Be First Somali American Elected to Congress, Keith Ellison Wins Democratic Primary for Minnesota Attorney General, Jahana Hayes Poised to Be Connecticut's First Black Woman in Congress, Kansas: Jeff Colyer Concedes to Kris Kobach in Republican Primary for Governor, In Sexist & Racist Attack, Trump Calls Omarosa "Crazed" and a "Dog", Italy: 39 Killed in Bridge Collapse in Genoa, Yemen: 13 Reportedly Killed by Airstrikes in Hodei…
(2018-08-15). NSA Cracked Open Encrypted Networks of Russian Airlines, Al Jazeera, and Other "High Potential" Targets. theintercept.com The agency broke into virtual private networks for several key targets, including two government entities in Iraq.
(2018-08-15). Mueller Investigation Seeks to Implicate WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in "Russian Interference" globalresearch.ca The investigation headed by Special Counsel and former FBI director Robert Mueller into alleged "collusion" between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election has entered a new stage….
(2018-08-15). Cables document CIA Director Haspel's direct role in torture at black site in Thailand. wsws.org The 16 cables from Haspel published by the National Security Archive document scenes fit for a medieval dungeon.
(2018-08-15). Two new pamphlets from Mehring Books. wsws.org Mehring Books is pleased to announce that two new pamphlets—The World Socialist Web Site and the Defense of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and The 2018 Teacher Rebellion—are available for online purchase.
(2018-08-15). Mueller investigation seeks to implicate WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in "Russian interference" wsws.org The purported evidence of ties between Russian intelligence, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks is threadbare to the point of being ludicrous.
(2018-08-14). Elizabeth Warren Demands in Letter That U.S. Military Explain Its Role in Yemen Bombings. theintercept.com Citing an intelligence report published by The Intercept and last week's killing of children, Warren asks for the truth on the U.S. role in Yemen.
(2018-08-14). Historic Ruling Against Monsanto Finds Company Acted with "Malice" Against Groundskeeper with Cancer. democracynow.org 
California jurors have awarded $289 million in a historic verdict against Monsanto in the case of a school groundskeeper who developed cancer after using its weed killer, Roundup. We speak with Brent Wisner, the lead trial counsel for Dewayne Lee Johnson, who has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Doctors say he is unlikely to live past 2020. Johnson's was the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging glyphosate causes cancer. Filed in 2016, it was fast-tracked for trial due to the severity of his illness.
(2018-08-14). Iraq To Respect Dollar Ban But Not All US Sanctions On Iran. iranian.com Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stepped back from his commitment to abide by new US sanctions on Iran on Monday, saying his government would only respect the dollar ban in transactions with Iran. "I did not say we abide by the sanctions, I said we abide by not using dollars in transactions. We have no […]
(2018-08-14). How Monsanto Plants Stories, Suppresses Science & Silences Dissent to Sell a Cancer-Linked Chemical. democracynow.org 
As Monsanto comes under scrutiny for allegedly hiding the dangers of its weed killer, Roundup, we talk to a reporter who says the company attempted to censor and discredit her when she published stories on their product that contradicted their business interests. Carey Gillam is a veteran investigative journalist and author of "Whitewash – The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science."
(2018-08-14). SPLC sues Trump administration for approving Arkansas Medicaid work requirement. splcenter.org Cesar Ardon was a welder for 15 years before he had surgery last year to remove a baseball-sized tumor over his right ribs.
(2018-08-13). Can Big Internet Security Problems Be Fixed Retroactively? (2/2). therealnews.com 
Cybersecurity, affordable Internet access for all, market share concentration in US & Chinese Internet giants, e-commerce and cross-border free flow of data, ownership of citizens' collective data and the value-added of artificial intelligence are all material in a wide ranging discussion on global Internet governance issues with Richard Hill
(2018-08-13). US Provided "Intelligence" And Bomb Used In Massacre Of Yemeni Schoolchildren. iranian.com The involvement of U.S. military intelligence in "fine-tuning" the targets of coalition airstrikes is likely the main factor explaining why the U.S. government has refused to condemn the strike and has refused to support an independent investigation into the atrocity. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast Thursday's horrific bombing of a bus full of school children in northern Yemen was carried out […]
(2018-08-13). Business Models of NSA & Companies Like Google Are About the Same? (1/2). therealnews.com 
In a wide ranging discussion on global Internet governance issues, Richard Hill explains that at the international level the US is deliberately structuring Internet governance to ensure unrestricted corporate freedom and to favor its own surveillance apparatus and largely denies certain Internet services should be public services or public goods
(2018-08-13). 'Hulking muscled guards': CIA cable gives steamy description of 'enhanced' interrogation. rt.com 
A declassified cable detailing torture at a CIA blacksite in Thailand operated by now-CIA Director Gina Haspel employed hokey language perhaps better suited for an erotic novel — as opposed to documenting the agency's actions. |
(2018-08-11). Senator Richard Burr: a Longtime Fan of Torture. consortiumnews.com Newly released declassified documents prove once and for all that CIA Director Gina Haspel oversaw torture in Thailand, which the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee knew all along, as Ray McGovern explains. By Ray McGovern Special to Consortium News… Read more →
(2018-08-11). Declassified cables sent by CIA Director Gina Haspel reveal extreme torture of al-Qaeda suspect. rt.com 
The extreme torture of a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist, including waterboarding, forced nudity and a "walling technique," have been detailed in newly declassified cables sent by a current CIA director Gina Haspel.
(2018-08-10). Jury orders Monsanto to pay California man $289mn in 'probably carcinogenic' Roundup trial. rt.com 
A groundskeeper who developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after using Monsanto's weed-killers for years is entitled to $39 million in compensation and $250 million in punitive damages, a California jury has decided.
(2018-08-09). Headlines for August 9, 2018. democracynow.org Saudi-Led Airstrike in Yemen Hits Bus Carrying Children, Killing Dozens, U.S. Airstrike in Afghanistan Kills a Dozen Afghan Soldiers "By Mistake", Israeli Airstrikes Kill Three in Gaza, Including Mother and Her Toddler, In Colombia, Nikki Haley Escalates Anti-Venezuela Rhetoric, U.S. to Impose New Sanctions on Russia, Senate Committee Asks Julian Assange to Testify About Russian Meddling in Election, Virginia & Charlottesville Under States of Emergency Ahead of White Supremacist Rallies, Longtime DRC Leader Joseph Kabila Will Not Run for Re-election, Argentine Senate Rejects Legislation to Legalize Abortion, NY C…
(2018-08-08). Do Historic Victories & Tight Races in Primaries Mean Dems Could Retake Senate & House in November? democracynow.org 
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election in Ohio and primaries in Michigan, Kansas, Missouri and Washington. A special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District remains too close to call, but Republican Troy Balderson has already claimed victory over Democrat Danny O'Connor to serve the remainder of former Republican Congressmember Pat Tiberi's term. Balderson leads by just 1,754 votes, and thousands of absentee and provisional ballots still need to be counted. O'Connor is hoping to pull off a major upset. President Trump won the district in 2016 by a margin of more than 11 percent. In Michi…
(2018-08-08). Headlines for August 8, 2018. democracynow.org Tight Races in Ohio & Kansas Remain Too Close to Call, Judge Certifies Class-Action Suit Against GEO Group over Wage Theft, Court Rules Family of Mexican Teen Killed by Border Patrol Can Sue Agent, Colombia: Right-Wing President Iván Duque Sworn Into Office, Ethiopian Gov't Signs Deal to End Hostilities with Oromo Liberation Front, Bangladeshi Authorities Arrest Photographer Shahidul Alam for Covering Protests, California Youth Arrested at Sit-in in Gov. Brown's Office Demanding Climate Action, Puerto Rico Proposes Transporting 3,200 Inmates to Prisons on U.S. Mainland, Tennessee: Lawyers Ask Supreme Court to Sta…
(2018-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2018. democracynow.org U.S. Reimposes Sanctions Against Iran, Brazil's Workers' Party Nominates Lula as Presidential Candidate, Rick Gates Testifies He and Manafort Committed Crimes, Voters Head to Polls in Missouri, Kansas, Michigan & Washington State, Tennessee Democrats Celebrate "Blue Wave" That Swept Shelby County, Massive Student Protests Sweep Bangladesh Demanding Safer Roads, Canada Criticizes Saudi Arabia over Arrest of Feminist Activists, Mendocino Complex Now Largest Fire in California History, Social Media Platforms Remove Alex Jones, Citing Hate Speech, The Dream Defenders Organize National Protests Against GEO Group, Gunm…