(2018-09-16). Trump Defender Alan Dershowitz Drops a Truth Bomb About Manafort's Plea Deal: 'A Very Bad Day for' the President. alternet.org 
"If you don't know what a cooperator is saying then it's a bad day for you because you're vulnerable. " | Alan Dershowitz on Sunday flipped the script on Donald Trump, telling NBC's Chuck Todd that news of Paul Manafort's plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller is bad news for the president. Dershowitz argued Manafort should have agreed to cooperate with Mueller before he was found guilty on 8 counts last month before pointing out the "deal says that Manafo. . .
(2018-09-16). Save Komrad Julien Assange's Life. indybay.org North berkeley senior Center 1901 hearst ave Berkeley…
(2018-09-16). STEP 3:The SFCC HR Hearing Of SEIU1021 Potrero Hill Health Center Steward Cheryl Thornton. indybay.org SEIU 1021 SF Potrero Hill Health Center steward Cheryl Thornton is a whistleblower and has been fighting to defend the clinic against racism and gentrification. The city is planning to close the community clinics down in their privatization drive. She talks about the frame-up against her and also others discuss the racist attack on African American workers and ethnic cleansing in San Francisco.
(2018-09-15). Trump's Insults Against His 'Hillbilly' Base Are Making Them Turn on Him: NYT Column. alternet.org 
New polls show that Donald Trump's base is beginning to turn against him — and it may be related to his continual insults on their intelligence. | "A raft of new polls show that some of the most hard-core Trumpsters are starting to get a clue," nonfiction author Timothy Egan wrote in a New York Times op-ed published Friday, adding that the revelation is akin to "discovering that climate change is. . .
(2018-09-15). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Shu'fat Refugee Camp. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, four young Palestinian men in Shu'fat refugee camp, in the center of occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources in Shu'fat said several army jeeps invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted four young […]…
(2018-09-15). Pompeo, Kerry Clash In Remarkable Stand-Off Over Iran. iranian.com Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his predecessor John Kerry clashed Friday over the latter's private meetings with Iranian officials, a remarkable war of words that had both sides accusing the other of dishonesty. Pompeo alleged that, by holding "beyond inappropriate" meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, Kerry was undermining U.S. foreign policy in […]
(2018-09-15). Trump Administration Outraged at John Kerry for Talking to Iran. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday lambasted his predecessor, John Kerry, for meeting …
(2018-09-15). Don't Believe the 'Insulting' Book Tour Hype: Ken Starr Is No Robert Mueller. alternet.org 
On his publicity tour last week, the former independent counsel claimed to find "intriguing" comparisons and even "eerie echoes" of the Clinton chase in the current president's legal woes. | In hawking his new memoir, Kenneth Starr displays all the dignity, fairness and proportion that characterized his pursuit of Bill Clinton's impeachment two decades ago. Which is to say not much. Still, after being unceremoniously dumped from his jobs at Baylor Uni. . .
(2018-09-15). Australian government and Labor Party back prosecution of whistleblower who revealed Timor bugging. wsws.org There is a bipartisan attempt to cover up and protect the operations of the Australian intelligence agencies.
(2018-09-14). Europe Just Voted to Wreck the Internet, Spying on Everything and Censoring Vast Swathes of Our Communications. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above. Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. | Lobbyists for "creators" threw their lot in with the giant entertainment companies and the newspaper proprietors …
(2018-09-14). How Putin Could Be Planning to Make a Fool Out of Trump — And Throw the United States into Chaos. alternet.org 
Three top Russian officials came to the U. S. capital in January for a mysterious visit. | Like a modern, dark inversion of the fable of the Three Wise Men from the east, the end of last January saw the three heads of Russian intelligence (2018-09-14). US-Europe Alliance Will Outlast Trump, No Matter What He Does. therealnews.com 
Trump's erratic behavior towards allies is causing pundits in the US and abroad to worry about the future of the Transatlantic Alliance between the US and Europe. The concern is misplaced, however, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot
(2018-09-14). U.S. Support for the Bombing of Yemen to Continue. counterpunch.org 
On September 12, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo officially certifiedSaudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates "…are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting from military operations of these governments." This is required to allow U.S. planes to continue refueling jets for the Saudi/UAE coalition, without which More
(2018-09-14). 'They Did Not See It Coming': MSNBC Host Says Manafort Might Have Been 'Actively Duping' Trump About His Plea Deal. alternet.org 
MSNBC host Ari Melber has an interesting theory about why Trump and his team appeared to be caught off guard by the Manafort plea. | The decision of Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort to accept a plea bargain from Special Counsel Robert Mueller ahead of his second trial in the Russia investigation in return for his cooperation was a shocking development. Am. . .
(2018-09-14). Paul Manafort pleads guilty to two criminal charges, will cooperate with Mueller. rt.com 
Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two criminal charges, and will cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's 'Russiagate' investigation as part of a plea deal. |
(2018-09-13). Here's Mike Pompeo's Memo Justifying U.S. Assistance to Saudi Arabia and the UAE's War in Yemen. theintercept.com A law passed by Congress requires the U.S. to certify that the Gulf coalition is working to minimize civilian casualties in Yemen.
(2018-09-13). Headlines for September 13, 2018. democracynow.org Millions Along East Coast Brace for Arrival of Hurricane Florence, Toxic Waste Sites and Nuclear Plants Lie in Path of Hurricane Florence, Puerto Rican Officials Slam Trump for Claiming Response to Maria Was "Success" | , NYT: More Migrant Children Are Detained Than at Any Other Time in U.S. History | , Parents Forcibly Separated from Children Win Second Chance to Apply for Asylum | , NYT: Scott Pruitt in Talks to Work as Consultant to Coal Tycoon, Pompeo Certifies Saudi-Led Coalition Taking Steps to Protect Yemeni Civilians, Despite Evidence, Guatemala Protests President's Effort to Shut Down U.N.-Backed Anti-Co…
(2018-09-13). The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail—but Not for Collusion. thenation.com The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail—but Not for Collusion appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-09-12). Pompeo says Saudi coalition exercising caution in Yemen — facts show that's not true. rt.com 
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Congress that the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are doing enough to protect civilians in their campaign in Yemen. The facts however, tell a different story. |
(2018-09-11). AI detects 'mysterious repeating' signals from 'alien galaxy' 3 billion light years away. rt.com 
Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a project involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), have used AI to study signals from distant galaxies and found that we may have missed a lot in the hunt for alien life.
(2018-09-11). 'Deep state has full control': Crosstalk discusses the US strategy in Syria. rt.com 
Given President Trump's policy reversal on Syria, the US looks set to remain mired in the 7-year conflict indefinitely. With Syria in rubble, and with the risk of clashes with Russia, our panelists ask, what's the US strategy? |
(2018-09-10). New 'Poison Papers' Leak: EPA Knew About Many Dangerous Toxins, But Kept Quiet. therealnews.com 
A new leak in the series of documents known as the "poison papers," which were provided by whistleblower William Sanjour, show that unless regulatory bodies such as the EPA have real political backing, they will not act in the public interest. We speak to Jonathan Latham of the Bioscience Resource Project
(2018-09-07). Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos jailed for 14 days, slapped with $9,500 fine in Mueller probe. rt.com 
George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide of President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to two weeks in prison, a $9,500 fine and 200 hours of community service for lying to the FBI in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.
(2018-09-06). The Kavanaugh Cover-up? Role in Torture & Domestic Spying Policy Remains Unknown as Papers Withheld. democracynow.org 
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing enters its third day today. On Wednesday Capitol Police arrested 73 people protesting Kavanaugh's nomination. The protests began almost immediately when Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley tried to start the hearing. Protesters included Women's March organizers from 26 states. Among them was a teenager who stood on a chair and said, "I'm 18, and I'm here for the youth of the country. You're ruining my future." We speak to Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project, and Vince Warren, executive direct…
(2018-09-06). Arundhati Roy: The U.S. Is Growing Closer to India Militarily as Modi Expands Crackdown on Dissent. democracynow.org 
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are in New Delhi today for talks aimed at deepening military and trade ties between India and the United States. India is the largest weapons importer in the world. The trip comes just a week after the Indian government conducted raids across the country targeting prominent human rights activists, lawyers, poets and critics of the Narendra Modi government. At least five people were arrested. Critics say the arrests are part of a broader attempt by Modi's government to silence dissidents ahead of next year's general election. We speak with the prize-w…