(2018-11-02). Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks. zcomm.org Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have abruptly called for an end to the Saudi-backed quagmire in Yemen, after years of backing the war over alleged Iranian involvement…
(2018-11-02). Spying, Lying and Dying. counterpunch.org 
In 2013 the German publication Der Spiegel informed us that Britain's Government Communications Headquarters, GCHQ, had been planting malware in the systems of Belgacom (now called Proximus), a telecoms company of which the Belgian government has 53% ownership. It revealed that GCHQ's 'Operation Socialist' involved technology that directed targets to websites which could then inflict malware or otherwise louse More
(2018-11-02). Barred From the Court: US Indian Law = Imperial Relic. counterpunch.org 
On Sept. 24, 2018, the Yakama Nation joined in a case before the US Supreme Court and submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the Court) brief in the case of Washington State Department of Licensing v Cougar Den, Inc. The Yakama Nation is seeking to get the Supreme Court to rule against the unusual State of Washington's Appeal More
(2018-11-02). Blue Wave or Red Wave? No Way to Tell. truthdig.com Based on a 1,500-mile interviewing trek that I took outside the Beltway for 12 days two weeks ago—to Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Rock Island, Ill., Toledo and Akron, Ohio, and several points in between—one thing seems certain: Don't hold your breath on election eve for crossovers. | On a single issue, Democrat and Republican voters are on the same page: Their favorite—Brett Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford—was the victim of the other side's malice. From there, the universe splits. | Democratic Voters: | Democratic voters are intensely anti-Trump and anti-Republican Party and are be…
(2018-11-02). They Are Coming for the Jews. truthdig.com Back in October, which feels like another geologic era, when the continents took different shapes and the animals were strange, New Yorker writer Adam Davidson observed that whether or not Donald Trump knew that his ritualistic invocation of George Soros as the moneybags puppet-master of the global left was anti-Semitic, " Either way, the President is a mouthpiece for vile anti-Semitism." (At the time, Trump had insinuated that Soros was paying for protests of Brett Kavanaugh.) | Within a matter of minutes, New York Times writer Nick Confes…
(2018-11-02). By Way Of Deception — False Flag Terror Acts Press Europe To Sanction Iran. iranian.com Israels secret service Mossad, with the CIA behind it, is framing Iran with alleged assassination plots in Europe. In September a terror attack killed some 30 people in Iran. Two entities, an Arab separatist movement as well as the Islamic State terror group ISIS, took responsibility. After an investigation Iran found that it was ISIS […]
(2018-11-02). Ecuador's government cuts off all access to Julian Assange. wsws.org The ban is another warning of the Moreno government's preparations to terminate the WikiLeaks publisher's asylum.
(2018-11-02). US needs 'handful more weeks' before sanctioning strategic partner Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi murder. rt.com 
The US will need a "handful more weeks" to decide if Saudi Arabia should be somehow sanctioned for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Mike Pompeo has said, noting that Riyadh remains a "great partner" serving US national security.
(2018-11-02). Abigail Spanberger: CIA Democrat for Virginia's 7th District. wsws.org Abigail Spanberger is one of the most prominent of the former military and intelligence operatives running as Democratic candidates for Congress in the 2018 midterm elections.
(2018-11-01). Zarif Accuses Israel Of 'False Flag' Operation In Denmark Assassination Plot. iranian.com An alleged Iranian murder plot in Denmark to kill a political dissident has been swept aside by the country's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as a "false flag" operation carried out by the Israeli Mossad. The remark was made by Zarif in relation to the uncovering of a murder plot by Sweden's intelligence agencies in September. […]
(2018-11-01). Letter To Trump Administration On Sanctions Snapback. iranian.com Secretaries Pompeo and Mnuchin, The re-imposition of U.S. secondary economic sanctions against Iran as part of the administration's "maximum pressure" campaign has raised deep concerns in the Iranian-American community and across the globe. These sanctions follow President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to withdraw the U.S. from the July 2015 Iran nuclear deal (known as the […]
(2018-11-01). Iran Accuses Israel of 'False Flag' Operation in Denmark Assassination Plot. theantimedia.com 
(MEMO) — An alleged Iranian murder plot in Denmark to kill a political dissident has been swept aside by the country's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif as a "false flag" operation carried out by the Israeli Mossad. The remark was made by Zarif in relation to the uncovering of a murder plot by Sweden's intelligence agencies in September. …
(2018-10-31). Denmark Accuses Iran Of Assassination Attempt On Its Territory. iranian.com Trump's push for crippling sanctions against Iran got an unexpected supporter on Tuesday, when Denmark accused Iranian intelligence services of trying to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on its territory. A Norwegian citizen of Iranian background was arrested in Sweden on Oct. 21 in connection with the plot and […]
(2018-10-30). U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from James Byrd's killer, could clear way for execution of John William King in Texas. splcenter.org A Texas man convicted in a notorious hate crime that spurred the passage of a federal law has lost his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
(2018-10-26). Headlines for October 26, 2018. democracynow.org Investigators Narrow In on Florida in Ongoing Mail Bomb Case, Turkish President Urges Saudis to Reveal Who Ordered Khashoggi Murder, U.N. Calls for International Investigation into Khashoggi Murder, Trump Sends Troops, Threatens to Close U.S.-Mexico Border over Migrant Caravan, Caitlyn Jenner Denounces Trump's Attacks on Trans Rights in Op-ed, Trump Administration Approves Plan to Drill Off Alaska Coast, Officers Involved in Drowning Death of Two SC Women Detainees Fired, Sen. Grassley Asks DOJ to Investigate Avenatti and Julie Swetnick over Kavanaugh Statements, Reporter Body-Slammed by Rep. Gianforte Tells Cong…
(2018-10-23). Unequal Justice: Why Trump Picked Kavanaugh. progressive.org The Trump Administration lauded Kavanaugh as a judge who "protects American businesses from illegal job-killing regulation."