(2018-11-21). Trump hands over written responses to Mueller's Russia probe questions. rt.com 
A lawyer for Donald Trump has confirmed that the US President has submitted answers to the questions penned by FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team. The questions refer to the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Moscow.
(2018-11-21). Noam Chomsky: Moral Depravity Defines US Politics. truthout.org The US midterm elections of November 6, 2018, produced a divided Congress and essentially reaffirmed the existence of two nations in one country. But they also revealed, once again, the deep state of moral and political depravity that prevails in the country's political culture — at least insofar as political campaigns go. In the exclusive interview below, world-renowned scholar and public intellectual Noam Chomsky discusses how the major issues confronting the United States and the world at large were barely addressed by the majority of candidates of both parties. |
(2018-11-21). Daniel Ellsberg: The Cold War Was Based on a Lie. truthdig.com What follows is a conversation between "The Doomsday Machine" author and whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and Paul Jay of the Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of the post. | PAUL JAY: Welcome back to Reality Asserts Itself. I'm Paul Jay. We're continuing our discussion with Daniel Ellsberg. | Daniel, in 1959, 1960, there is a race because we understand, we the population understood, that there was a missile gap. We were told. That the Russians had something between 40 and 60 intercontinental ballistic missiles which they could either first strike or se…
(2018-11-21). Trump Claims He Knows "Nothing" About the Julian Assange He Cited Hundreds of During in His Campaign. mintpressnews.com Footage of Trump mentioning WikiLeaks and its releases over 140 times in October 2016 alone has since resurfaced, suggesting that Trump's recent claims of ignorance in regard to Assange and WikiLeaks are insincere at best.
(2018-11-21). Julian Assange in US Intel's Company Town. globalresearch.ca The American empire is in a deadly spiral of military industrial rule, NATO expansion, and its latest rubric—the New Cold War. See " Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo at the Center for Strategic …
(2018-11-21). Are We About to Face Our Gravest Constitutional Crisis? globalresearch.ca Before this lame-duck Congress adjourns in December we could face the most serious constitutional crisis in the history of the republic if Donald Trump attempts to shut down the investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. | A supine and …
(2018-11-21). America's "War on Terrorism": Dispelling the Fiction. globalresearch.ca Amply documented but rarely mentioned in mainstream news, ISIS is a creation of US intelligence, recruited, trained and financed by the US and its allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Israel and Jordan. Those who ordered the bombing campaign are …
(2018-11-21). US Spy Agencies Sued for Failing To Warn Khashoggi of Threat. mintpressnews.com 
The agencies are being sued under what is known as Directive 191, a government policy that requires American institutions to warn individuals of "impending threats of intentional killing, serious bodily injury or kidnapping"
(2018-11-21). Did Israel Kill Yasser Arafat? Stunning Investigation Exposes Israel's Secretive Assassination Program. democracynow.org 
Israeli intelligence officials desperately tried to prevent Ronen Bergman from writing "Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations," a stunning book exposing the details of Israel's extrajudicial killing program. Israel even changed and extended secrecy laws to prevent Bergman from gaining access to historical documents. Despite this, Bergman gained unprecedented access while writing the book, scouring thousands of documents and meeting with some 1,000 sources. The result is a stunning investigation that dives deep into the targeted killing programs of Israel, which has assassinat…
(2018-11-21). Stunning Investigation Exposes Israel's Secretive Assassination Program. truthout.org Israeli intelligence officials desperately tried to prevent Ronen Bergman from writing Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations, a stunning book exposing the details of Israel's extrajudicial killing program. Israel even changed and extended secrecy laws to prevent Bergman from gaining access to historical documents. Despite this, Bergman gained unprecedented access while writing the book, scouring thousands of documents and meeting with some 1,000 sources. The result is a stunning investigation that dives deep into the targeted killing programs of Israel, which has assassina…
(2018-11-21). Duty to warn: US spies pressed to tell if they knew of Saudi plot against journalist Khashoggi. rt.com 
A US group promoting press freedom has sued US intelligence agencies to find out whether they failed to warn Jamal Khashoggi about an impending Saudi plot against him.
(2018-11-21). U.S. weapons in hands of Trump's Saudi pals create humanitarian disaster. peoplesworld.org 
Despite reports from intelligence agencies around the world, including his own CIA, President Trump insisted yesterday that it is not clear whether Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist. The president said that, in any case, he operates on the basis of the interests of "America …
(2018-11-21). Trump says he 'does not know anything' about Assange, gets called out on hypocrisy. rt.com 
President Donald Trump said he doesn't "know much" about WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, dodging a reporter's question on whether the editor should go free. The claim follows reports that the US has secretly charged Assange.
(2018-11-21). Revenge Is Mine Saith Washington. Kafka Police State, Julian Assange's ongoing Eight Year Ordeal. globalresearch.ca Justice has disappeared in the West. In Justice's place stands Revenge. This fact is conclusively illustrated by Julian Assange's ongoing eight year ordeal. | For eight years Julian Assange's life has been lived in a Kafka Police State. He has …
(2018-11-20). Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Apartheid Rule. globalresearch.ca Repressive Israeli rule way exceeds the worst of South African apartheid. The Occupied Territories are virtual battlegrounds, Gaza most of all. | Palestinians are terrorized daily by Israeli soldiers and police, along with PA security forces, acting as the Jewish state's …
(2018-11-20). Pompeo Handed Riyadh A Plan To Shield MBS From Khashoggi Fallout. iranian.com US secretary of state gave Mohammed bin Salman a roadmap to insulate himself from the scandal, a senior Saudi source tells MEE Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince are shielding themselves from the Jamal Khashoggi murder scandal by using a roadmap drawn up by the US secretary of state, a senior Saudi source has told […]
(2018-11-20). Amazon Collects and Stores Everything You Say to Alexa — Here's How to Delete. theantimedia.com 
(ZHE) — If you're one of the millions of people who own a device with Amazon Alexa, the company's mobile spying device helpful personal assistant, whatever you say may be recorded — especially if someone in the house is named Alexis, Alex, or Lexi. According to Amazon's Alexa terms of use, the company collects and stores most of what you say to Alexa — …
(2018-11-20). Why Did CIA Turn Against Saudi Crown Prince MBS? It's More than Khashoggi. therealnews.com 
CIA officials are signaling Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman must be replaced. Is this all about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? Professor Asad AbuKhalil says there are other political reasons
(2018-11-20). Charges Under Seal: US Prosecutors Get Busy With Julian Assange. counterpunch.org 
Those with a stake in the hustling racket of empire have little time for the contrariness that comes with exposing classified information. Those who do are submitted to a strict liability regime of assessment and punishment: you had the information (lawfully obtained or otherwise) but you released it for public deliberation. Ignorance remains a desensitising More
(2018-11-20). Australian establishment collaborates in US vendetta against Julian Assange. wsws.org The sealed US charges underscore the danger facing Assange and the perfidy of those who support his persecution.
(2018-11-20). The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Press Freedom. thenation.com The Indictment of Julian Assange Is a Threat to Press Freedom…
(2018-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2018. democracynow.org NorCal Wildfires Death Toll Soars to 77 as Trump Tours Devastation, Trump Claims Finland Prevents Fires by "Raking and Cleaning" Forests, Florida Democrats Concede Senate & Gubernatorial Races After Recounts, Abrams Ends her Georgia Governor Bid, Vows to Fight Voter Suppression, Orange County Flips to Democrats After Cisneros Wins House Race, CIA Says Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Murder, Yemen: Houthi Rebels Call for Ceasefire, Turkey: Government Arrests 14 in Crackdown on Academics and Activists, Trump to Nominate Acting EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler as Permanent Leader, Trump Attacks Admiral McRaven, Who Led Osama…
(2018-11-19). Trump Calls CIA Conclusion on Khashoggi Murder "Premature," Promises Full Report. theantimedia.com 
(ANTIWAR.COM) — President Trump says he will be releasing a "very full report" on the Saudi murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul consulate within the next two days. Trump promised the report will include "who did it." The odds are this official report won't implicate the Saudi crown prince, as the CIA already did that in …
(2018-11-19). The 'Resistance' Struggles to Justify Support for Trump's Prosecution of Assange. theantimedia.com 
(CJ Opinion) — Ever since suspicions were confirmed that the Trump administration is indeed working to prosecute and imprison WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for publishing authentic documents, the so-called "Resistance" has been struggling to explain exactly why it is so enthusiastically supportive of that agenda. And when I say struggling, I am being very, very generous. When news broke …
(2018-11-17). Mueller Panic Overshadows Jeff Sessions' Final Attack on Police Oversight, People of Color. therealnews.com 
Amid concern over what Jeff Sessions' ouster could mean for the Mueller probe, there is very little outcry over Sessions' last-minute move to gut federal oversight of police forces accused of abuses. We speak to ProPublica's Ian MacDougall and veteran Baltimore attorney Billy Murphy. "This emboldens police brutality," Murphy warns
(2018-11-16). Exclusive: WikiLeaks Lawyer Warns U.S. Charges Against Assange Endanger Press Freedom Worldwide. democracynow.org 
The Justice Department has inadvertently revealed that it has prepared an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In an unusual development, language about the charges against Assange was copied and pasted into an unrelated court filing that was recently unsealed. In the document, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kellen S. Dwyer wrote, "Due to the sophistication of the defendant and the publicity surrounding the case, no other procedure is likely to keep confidential the fact that Assange has been charged." The news broke on Thursday night just hours after The Wall Street Journal reported the Justice Departme…
(2018-11-16). Headlines for November 16, 2018. democracynow.org Deadly NorCal Wildfire Kills At Least 63; 631 Reported Missing, Wildfire Smoke Creates Hazardous Air Quality in NorCal, DOJ Accidentally Reveals Indictments Against WikiLeaks' Assange, Florida Senate Race Heads to Manual Recount, Democrats Score House Wins in Maine, California, U.S. Sanctions 17 Saudis over Khashoggi Murder, White House Weighing Extradition of Exiled Turkish Cleric, Central American LGBTQ Migrants Face Additional Hurdles on Journey to U.S. Border, North Korea Deports U.S. Citizen as Kim Jong-un Oversees Weapon Test, Bangladesh Delays Plans to Repatriate Rohingya to Burma Amid Uproar, Renowned Ban…
(2018-11-14). Headlines for November 14, 2018. democracynow.org California Wildfires Kill 50 Across State as Blazes Rage On, Police Arrest 51 Activists Demanding Climate Action from Pelosi, Landmark Climate Lawsuit by Young Activists in Legal Limbo, Pentagon Chief Mattis to Visit 6,000 Troops at U.S.-Mexico Border, Congressional Progressives Appear to Downplay Plans to Abolish ICE, Congressional Race Results Still Uncertain One Week After Midterms, Georgia: Black Woman State Senator Arrested at Peaceful Voter Protest, Fates of Senior Trump Advisers in Doubt After Clashes with FLOTUS, Trump Lawyers Prepare Answers in Mueller Probe, CNN Sues Trump over Acosta Ban, Chicago: Poli…
(2018-11-14). COMMENTARY: US Intel Will Bring Assange to US in Chains. consortiumnews.com It appears increasingly likely Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange will wind up in the clutches of the U.S. government, says Ann Garrison. United States Will Bring Assange to US in Chains By Ann Garrison It appears increasingly likely Wikileaks… Read more →
(2018-11-13). Acting AG Matt Whitaker Scrutinized over His Radical Judicial Beliefs & Past Dirty Work for GOP. democracynow.org 
Controversy is growing over President Trump's selection of Matt Whitaker to serve as acting attorney general following the ousting of Jeff Sessions. The state of Maryland is heading to court today to challenge the legality of Whitaker's appointment. The state contends that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein should have been named acting attorney general instead of Whitaker, who was not confirmed by the Senate for his previous post—chief of staff to Sessions. Meanwhile, pressure is growing on Whitaker to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling i…
(2018-11-03). Assange Case Shows Support for Free Speech Depends on Who's Talking. fair.org 
by Joe Emersberger Julian Assange, whom the UN has declared to be "arbitrarily detained" by Britain and Sweden, is used by the Guardian ( 10/17/18) to illustrate a gag story on "nightmare flatmates." | The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded in February 2016 that the governments of the UK and Sweden had forced WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange into a condition of arbitrary detention in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has been since 2012. The group's …