(2018-10-03). Key Red State Paper Urges Republican Senators to Vote Against Kavanaugh. alternet.org 
He is alienating observers across the board. | The Kansas City Star — the major newspaper based out of Kansas City, Missouri — denounced its local Republican Senators' support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a powerful new piece from the editorial board on Wednesday. In a message to the Senators from the red states of Kansas and Misso. . .
(2018-10-03). CIA Democrats call for aggression against Russia, run pro-war campaigns in 2018 congressional races. wsws.org Democratic challengers seeking Republican congressional seats, particularly those with a military-intelligence background, are pushing for ever greater military spending.
(2018-10-03). Pompeo Terminates Decades-Old Treaty With Iran. iranian.com The drums of war are beating over Iran and Syria as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday morning responded to the United Nations' top court ordering the US to lift sanctions on "humanitarian" goods to Iran. Pompeo made a series of threatening statements targeting Iran as well as Syria, which also comes after the latter received delivery […]
(2018-10-03). North Korea Said to Have Stolen a Fortune in Online Bank Heists. truthdig.com The nation's nuclear and missile tests have stopped, but its hacking operations to gather intelligence and raise funds for the sanction-strapped government in Pyongyang may be gathering steam.
(2018-10-03). Iran Says Missile Attack In Syria Killed 'Top Leaders' Of Islamic State. iranian.com Iran claimed the missile attack it launched at targets in Syria on Monday had killed 40 "top leaders" of Islamic State, and that intelligence for the operation had been provided by its elite Quds Force. Iran fired six missiles at targets in the Abu Kamal and Hajin regions in eastern Syria, in retaliation for an […]
(2018-10-03). US Calls Iranian Missile Strike On ISIS In Syria "Reckless" iranian.com The US has called the recent Iranian missile strike on ISIS targets in eastern Syria "reckless, unsafe and escalatory." According to a statement by Pentagon spokesman Cmdr. Sean Robertson quoted by VOA, Iran took no measures to notify military powers operating in Syria of the October 1 missile strike. Cmdr. Robertson stated the Iran acted not like "professional" […]
(2018-10-03). White House Hails French Move Against Alleged Iranian Bomb Plot. iranian.com The White House is applauding France's move against alleged Iranian intelligence operatives who are accused of planning a bomb attack in Paris. "France taking strong action against failed Iranian terrorist plot in Paris — Tehran needs to know this outrageous behavior will not be tolerated," said a tweet from the White House National Security Council […]
(2018-10-03). FBI documents detail Clinton and Mueller's own 'Russiagate' — but they're classified. rt.com 
The FBI is facing new calls to declassify documents relating to the sale of US uranium to a Russian company, documents that could implicate Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and 'Russiagate' witch-hunter Robert Mueller. |
(2018-10-03). PPS: "Israeli Soldiers Abduct Fourteen Palestinians In West Bank" imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, fourteen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported. The PPS said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes across the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, and interrogated several Pales…
(2018-10-02). UN Rejects Netanyahu Claims About Iran, Says IAEA Won't Take Intel At Face Value. iranian.com The UN nuclear watchdog has said its independence is paramount and it does not take intelligence presented to it at face value, in an apparent response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims of a "secret atomic warehouse" in Iran. Netanyahu – who opposes the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers that the International […]
(2018-10-02). Trump Officials Headline Neocon Iran Regime-Change Summit: Inside UANI. therealnews.com 
John Bolton and Mike Pompeo headlined the annual United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) summit, where speakers celebrated the strangling of the Iranian economy under U.S. sanctions and cheered on regime change. We report from inside
(2018-10-02). Trump Officials Headline Neocon Iran Regime-Change Summit: Inside UANI. therealnews.com John Bolton and Mike Pompeo headlined the annual United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) summit, where speakers celebrated the strangling of the Iranian economy under U.S. sanctions and cheered on regime change. We report from inside
(2018-10-01). Julian Assange appoints new WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief. wsws.org Kristinn Hrafnsson's appointment is testament to WikiLeaks' invaluable contribution to genuine journalism.
(2018-10-01). Tortured Solutions: Ecuador, the UK and Julian Assange's Fate. counterpunch.org The pulse of negotiations, a flurry of communications, and the person central to this is one who threatens to go nowhere — for the moment. But go somewhere these parties would wish Julian Assange to do. For six years, cramped within a space in London a stone's throw away from Harrods, one he has made More
(2018-09-30). U.S. Punishes Iranians and Threatens Nations That Disobey. therealnews.com 
As the Trump administration and its Israeli government ally continue their destabilization campaign against Iran, the EU, Russia, and China have reached a deal with Tehran that would shield financial transactions from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has warned of "terrible consequences" for those defying its sanctions. Can Iran and the remaining nuclear deal…
(2018-09-30). U.S. Punishes Iranians and Threatens Nations That Disobey. therealnews.com As the Trump administration and its Israeli government ally continue their destabilization campaign against Iran, the EU, Russia, and China have reached a deal with Tehran that would shield financial transactions from newly reimposed U.S. sanctions. The U.S. has warned of "terrible consequences" for those defying its sanctions. Can Iran and the remaining nuclear deal…
(2018-09-28). Pompeo warns Iran against 'attacks on US facilities' after closing Iraq consulate. rt.com 
Iran will be held responsible for any harm to Americans in Iraq caused by 'associated militias,' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, announcing the US consulate in Basra will temporarily close for safety reasons. |
(2018-09-28). House Intel Committee votes to release 'Russiagate' transcripts. rt.com 
The House Intelligence Committee has voted to release transcripts from its own investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The transcripts include testimony from key Trump campaign figures. |
(2018-09-27). Robert Mueller's day off: Special Counsel visits Apple Store, sparks conspiracy theories (PHOTO). rt.com 
Speculation is rife online after Special Counsel Robert Mueller was spotted meeting with an unidentified man at the 'Genius Bar' at the Georgetown Apple Store Wednesday.
(2018-09-26). Being Julian Assange. consortiumnews.com 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 →
(2018-09-26). Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign. therealnews.com 
The students say they are fighting for better working conditions and better compensation, and were joined by nurses who are seeking to unionize Johns Hopkins Hospital
(2018-09-26). Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Launch Union Campaign. therealnews.com The students say they are fighting for better working conditions and better compensation, and were joined by nurses who are seeking to unionize Johns Hopkins Hospital
(2018-09-25). Marcy Wheeler: Rosenstein's Ouster Would Not Necessarily Signal End of Mueller Investigation. democracynow.org 
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…
(2018-09-24). Headlines for September 24, 2018. democracynow.org Feinstein Calls for Postponing Kavanaugh Nomination Process After Second Woman Speaks Out, Trump Questions Blasey Ford's Attempted Rape Claim, Trump Admin to Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Who Collect Public Assistance, NYT: Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording President Trump, Iran Blames U.S. & Gulf States After 29 Die in Attack on Military Parade, Giuliani: The Overthrow of Iran's Government Is "Going to Happen", Coal Ash Spill Reported in Cape Fear River in North Carolina, Pompeo Warns U.S. Preparing "Series of Actions" Targeting Venezuela, 20,000 March in Switzerland for Equal Pay for Women, Cruz and O'Ro…
(2018-09-24). Trump Administration Pledges Fresh 'Action' Against Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com Pompeo wasn't specific on which actions would be used "to increase the pressure level against the Venezuelan leadership."
(2018-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2018. democracynow.org Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Offers to Testify About Kavanaugh Attempted Rape Allegations, Republican Congressman Jokes That Abraham Lincoln Groped Ruth Bader Ginsburg, State Department Specialists Opposed Pompeo's Decision to Keep Backing Saudi Assault in Yemen, Dozens of Undocumented Immigrants Arrested While Trying to Retrieve Children in Custody, Trump Admin Diverts $266 Million from Social Programs to Pay for Detaining Children, One Year After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Remains in Crisis, Trump Reportedly Asked Spain to Build 3,000-Mile Wall Across Sahara Desert, At Least 100 Die After Ferry Capsizes in Tanza…