Daily Archives: September 18, 2018

2018-09-18: News Headlines

John Kendall Hawkins (2018-09-18). Seymour Hersh: a Life of Adversarial Democracy at Work. counterpunch.org Looking back, it's almost as if President Dwight D. Eisenhower were trying to warn the American public, in his Farewell speech of 1961, of mad doctors at work in the labs of our exceptional democracy — what we've come to call the Deep State. Said Ike: "We should take nothing for granted: Only an alert More

Jessica Corbett (2018-09-18). The US Government's Secret Rules for Spying on Journalists Are "Terrifying" mintpressnews.com Journalists and free press advocates are responding with alarm to newly released documents revealing the U.S. government's secret rules for using Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court orders to spy on reporters, calling the revelations " important" and " terrifying." | The documents—obtained and released by the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University through an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed last November—confirm long held suspicions that federal officials can target journalists with FISA orders. | @knightcolumbia and @FreedomofPress — appear to confirm longstanding suspicion that government has relied on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor journalist communications. @2ramyakrishnan t.co/VFDjk9oJqq pic.twitter.com/ybnEeuNsby | — Knight 1st Amendment (@knightcolumbia) September 17, 2018 | The two 2015 memos from former Attorney General Eric Holder to…

Labor Video Project (2018-09-18). 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.

BAACFA (2018-09-18). Save Komrad Julien Assange's Life. indybay.org North berkeley senior Center 1901 hearst ave Berkeley…

Cora Currier (2018-09-17). Government Can Spy on Journalists in the U.S. Using Invasive Foreign Intelligence Process. theintercept.com The U.S. government can monitor journalists under a foreign intelligence law that allows invasive spying and operates outside the traditional court system, according to newly released documents. | Targeting members of the press under the law, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, requires approval from the Justice Department's highest-ranking officials, the documents show. | In two 2015 memos for the FBI, the attorney general spells out "procedures for processing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications targeting known media entities or known members of the media." The guidelines say the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, or their delegate must sign off before the bureau can bring an application to the secretive panel of judges who approves monitoring under the 1978 act, which governs intelligence-related wiretapping and other surveillance carried out domestically and against U.S. persons abroad. | The high level of supervision…

aclu (2018-09-17). Congress Is Poised to Give Trump Administration Powerful New Spying Powers. aclu.org Congress is once again using "national security" as magic words to increase the government's surveillance powers in dangerous and unaccountable ways. | The Trump administration wants more spying power — and Congress appears poised to give it to them. | Touting national security to justify spying powers that jeopardize our constitutional rights is a strategy that we have seen before. It happened with the Patriot Act after 9/11, and members of Congress and government officials are now employing similar arguments again. This time it involves a drone bill that some in Congress are Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams (2018-09-17). Free Press Advocates Are Alarmed by the US Government's 'Terrifying' — And Secret — Rules for Spying on Journalists. alternet.org "It makes me wonder, what other rules are out there, and how have these rules been applied? " | Journalists and free press advocates are responding with alarm to newly released documents revealing the U. S. government's secret rules for u. . .

Ayyaz Mallick (2018-09-17). Elections in Pakistan: A Populist Moment? globalresearch.ca The third consecutive general election was held in Pakistan on July 25th, with the Pakistan Movement for Justice party (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI) of celebrity-cricketer Imran Khan emerging as the largest party in parliament. For a country marred by long bouts …

Whitney Webb (2018-09-17). Netherlands Cuts Funding to White Helmets Over Likely Links to Terrorism. mintpressnews.com A report by the Netherlands' Foreign Affairs Ministry found Dutch funding given to the group had fallen into the hands of extremist groups and had been used in illegal black market transactions.

Alex Henderson, AlteNet (2018-09-17). President Trump Claims His Favorability Would Be Much Higher if Not for the Mueller Probe: Here Are 5 Reasons Why That Isn't True. alternet.org On Twitter, Trump posted, "While my (our) poll numbers are good, with the Economy being the best ever, if it weren't for the Rigged Russian Witch Hunt, they would be 25 points higher! " | President Donald Trump has been bombarded with terrible poll numbers in recent weeks, but in a September 15 tweet, the president didn't see it that way. In Trump's view, his poll numbers are "good" but would be Bill Blum (2018-09-17). After the Flip, What's Next for Manafort, Mueller and Trump? truthdig.com If you're Paul Manafort, Robert Mueller owns you. If you're Mueller, you're in the catbird seat. And if you're Donald Trump, you're your own worst enemy.

RT (2018-09-17). Lisa Page reveals FBI had no evidence of collusion for 'Russiagate' probe. rt.com By the time special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed, the FBI had found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 US presidential election, according to agency lawyer Lisa Page. |

Kevin Martin (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

RT (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. |

Shared by Hezvo Mpunga (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

Democracy Now! (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…

Aaron Maté (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.

RT (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. |

RT (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? |

RT (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.

Democracy Now! (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…

Democracy Now! (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…

2018-09-18: Social Media Postees

Seymour Hersh: a Life of Adversarial Democracy at Work
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-18
Looking back, it's almost as if President Dwight D. Eisenhower were trying to warn the American public, in his Farewell speech of 1961, of mad doctors at work in the labs of our exceptional democracy — what we've come to call the Deep State. Said Ike:…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/18/seymour-hersh-a-life-of-adversarial-democracy-at-work/

The US Government's Secret Rules for Spying on Journalists Are "Terrifying"
Jessica Corbett | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-18
Journalists and free press advocates are responding with alarm to newly released documents revealing the U.S. government's secret rules for using Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court orders to spy on reporters, calling the revelations " important" and " terrifying." | The documents–obtained and released by the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University through an ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed last November–confirm long held suspicions that federal officials can target journalists with FISA orders. | @knightcolumbia and @FreedomofPress — appear to confirm longstanding suspicion that government has relied on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor journalist communications. @2ramyakrishnan t.co/VFDjk9oJqq pic.twitter.com/ybnEeuNsby | — Knight 1st Amendment (@knightcolumbia) September 17, 2018 | The two 2015 memos from former Attorney General Eric Holder to…
mintpressnews.com/journalists-govenment-surveillance/249471/

Save Komrad Julien Assange's Life
BAACFA | indybay.org | 2018-09-18
North berkeley senior Center 1901 hearst ave Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/14/18817529.php

STEP 3:The SFCC HR Hearing Of SEIU1021 Potrero Hill Health Center Steward Cheryl Thornton
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2018-09-18
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/15/18817532.php

Government Can Spy on Journalists in the U.S. Using Invasive Foreign Intelligence Process
Cora Currier | theintercept.com | 2018-09-17
The U.S. government can monitor journalists under a foreign intelligence law that allows invasive spying and operates outside the traditional court system, according to newly released documents. | Targeting members of the press under the law, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, requires approval from the Justice Department's highest-ranking officials, the documents show. | In two 2015 memos for the FBI, the attorney general spells out "procedures for processing Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications targeting known media entities or known members of the media." The guidelines say the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, or their delegate must sign off before the bureau can bring an application to the secretive panel of judges who approves monitoring under the 1978 act, which governs intelligence-related wiretapping and other surveillance carried out domestically and against U.S. persons abroad. | The high level of supervision…
theintercept.com/2018/09/17/journalists-fisa-court-spying/

Elections in Pakistan: A Populist Moment?
Ayyaz Mallick | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-17
The third consecutive general election was held in Pakistan on July 25th, with the Pakistan Movement for Justice party (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI) of celebrity-cricketer Imran Khan emerging as the largest party in parliament. For a country marred by long bouts … | The post Elections in Pakistan: A Populist Moment? appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/elections-in-pakistan-a-populist-moment/5654273

Netherlands Cuts Funding to White Helmets Over Likely Links to Terrorism
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-09-17
A report by the Netherlands' Foreign Affairs Ministry found Dutch funding given to the group had fallen into the hands of extremist groups and had been used in illegal black market transactions. | The post Netherlands Cuts Funding to White Helmets Over Likely Links to Terrorism appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/netherlands-cuts-funding-to-white-helmets-over-likely-links-to-terrorism/249447/

Free Press Advocates Are Alarmed by the US Government's 'Terrifying' — And Secret — Rules for Spying on Journalists
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams | alternet.org | 2018-09-17
"It makes me wonder, what other rules are out there, and how have these rules been applied? " | Journalists and free press advocates are responding with alarm to newly released documents revealing the U. S. government's secret rules for u. . .
alternet.org/free-press-advocates-are-alarmed-us-governments-terrifying-and-secret-rules-spying-journalists

After the Flip, What's Next for Manafort, Mueller and Trump?
Bill Blum | truthdig.com | 2018-09-17
If you're Paul Manafort, Robert Mueller owns you. If you're Mueller, you're in the catbird seat. And if you're Donald Trump, you're your own worst enemy. | The post After the Flip, What's Next for Manafort, Mueller and Trump? appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/after-the-flip-whats-next-for-manafort-mueller-and-trump/

Lisa Page reveals FBI had no evidence of collusion for 'Russiagate' probe
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-17
By the time special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed, the FBI had found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 US presidential election, according to agency lawyer Lisa Page.
rt.com/usa/438655-page-no-evidence-collusion/

U.S. Support for the Bombing of Yemen to Continue
Kevin Martin | counterpunch.org | 2018-09-14
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…
counterpunch.org/2018/09/14/u-s-support-for-the-bombing-of-yemen-to-continue/

Paul Manafort pleads guilty to two criminal charges, will cooperate with Mueller
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-14
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.
rt.com/usa/438463-manfort-is-pleading-guilty/

US-Europe Alliance Will Outlast Trump, No Matter What He Does
Shared by Hezvo Mpunga | therealnews.com | 2018-09-14
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 | The post US-Europe Alliance Will Outlast Trump, No Matter What He Does appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/us-europe-alliance-will-outlast-trump-no-matter-what-he-does

The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail–but Not for Collusion
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2018-09-13
The Mueller Investigation Is Sending People to Jail–but Not for Collusion appeared first on The Nation.
thenation.com/article/the-mueller-investigation-is-sending-people-to-jail-but-not-for-collusion/

Pompeo says Saudi coalition exercising caution in Yemen — facts show that's not true
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-12
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.
rt.com/usa/438317-pompeo-yemen-civilian-casualties/

AI detects 'mysterious repeating' signals from 'alien galaxy' 3 billion light years away
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-11
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.
rt.com/news/438199-ai-signals-aliens-seti/

'Deep state has full control': Crosstalk discusses the US strategy in Syria
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-11
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?
rt.com/usa/438187-trump-syria-strategy-debate/

The Kavanaugh Cover-up? Role in Torture & Domestic Spying Policy Remains Unknown as Papers Withheld
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-06
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…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/6/the_kavanaugh_cover_up_role_in

Arundhati Roy: The U.S. Is Growing Closer to India Militarily as Modi Expands Crackdown on Dissent
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-06
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…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/6/arundhati_roy_the_us_is_growing

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