Iran 'responsible for killing' two dissidents in the Netherlands
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-08
Dutch intelligence agency says Tehran ordered the killing of two opposition figures as EU announces targeted sanctions.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/iran-responsible-killing-dissidents-netherlands-190108152401605.html

Pompeo's Middle East Visit Contradicts Trump Admin Policy
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-08
In what appears to be another move that undermines U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in the Middle East to prevent what CNBC are calling, "influencing the region through its state-sponsored terrorism operations." | RELATED: | CIA Head Turned Stooge: Pompeo Preaches Trump Dogma to World | The trip comes at a time of conflicting Trump administration statements about a planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria. | Prior to touching down in Jordan, Po…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pompeos-Middle-East-Visit-Contradicts-Trump-Admin-Policy-20190108-0005.html

Pompeo: US to boost efforts to counter Iran's 'malign influence'
aljazeera | aljazeera.com | 2019-01-08
Top diplomat says US will redouble diplomatic and commercial efforts against Iran as he kicks off Middle East tour.
aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/secretary-state-mike-pompeo-starts-middle-east-visit-jordan-190108090632341.html

Failure to Raise Human Rights During Pompeo Visit to Gulf Could Risk Increased Abuses
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2019-01-08
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/01/08/failure-raise-human-rights-during-pompeo-visit-gulf-could-risk-increased-abuses?cd-origin=rss

World Leaders Declare Support For Venezuelan Leader Maduro
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-08
President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in on January 10 before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) for his next term, which will run from 2019-2025, and several world leaders have declared a public show of faith for the Venezuelan leader. | RELATED: | Venezuela's Maduro To Be Sworn at Top Court for 2nd Term | Several world leaders will be in attendance at the event, including Bolivian President Evo Morales, confirmed Foreign Minister Diego Pary during…
telesurenglish.net/news/World-Leaders-Declare-Support-For-Venezuelan-Leader-Maduro-20190108-0001.html

Venezuelan Top Court Formally Summons Maduro for Swearing In
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-01-08
The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela formally asked Tuesday President Nicolas Maduro to present himself at the court to be sworn in for his new term Thursday, Jan. 10 before the country's top court, as the National Assembly remains in contempt of court. | RELATED: | 600 Artists, Activists, Academics Show Solidarity with Maduro | The president of the Venezuelan Supreme Court said that the re-elected president must appear at the headquarters of the highest court in Caracas,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelan-Top-Court-Formally-Summons-President-Maduro-for-Swearing-In–20190108-0015.html

Ginsburg to Unexpectedly Miss Supreme Court Arguments for First Time Ever
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-01-07
(ZH) — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss arguments for the first time in more than 25 years while she recovers from cancer surgery in December. The 85-year-old Clinton appointee will work from home following the removal of two malignant cancerous growths from her left lung on Dec. 21 according to court …

Ginsburg to Unexpectedly Miss Supreme Court Arguments for First Time Ever

CIEL Response to US Supreme Court's Rejection of ExxonMobil's Appeal to Block MA Attorney General Consumer Protection Probe
commondreams | commondreams.org | 2019-01-07
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Venezuelan Ex-Magistrate Flees to Miami, Pledges to 'Collaborate' with US Authorities
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-01-07
Venezuela's Supreme Court claims Christian Zerpa fled a sexual harassment investigation.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14208

A Tough Time to Be a Spy, NPR Reports – Current and former CIA officials are only sources for story on espionage getting harder
Belen Fernandez | fair.org | 2019-01-06
NPR ( 1/3/19) reports on the CIA finding it harder to sneak into other countries to commit espionage. | Imagine, for a moment, that a prominent media outlet in Iran decided to produce a story about the trials of being an Iranian spy in this technological day and age–in which the all-pervasiveness of surveillance mechanisms and social media complicates slightly the process of entering other countries under false identities. | It's safe to assume that the United States would find this…
fair.org/home/a-tough-time-to-be-a-spy-npr-reports/

'Gender parity in torture': Twitter unimpressed as Maddow celebrates CIA's all-female leadership
RT | rt.com | 2019-01-06
Women now control all three directorates of the CIA — a historic milestone for gender equality in the clandestine regime change/assassination sector. Rachel Maddow seems to be celebrating, but why is Twitter full of party poopers? | …
rt.com/usa/448210-maddow-cia-female-leadership/

Watch the 11th Online Vigil for Julian Assange
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-01-04
Consortium News broadcast the 11th Unity4J vigil for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange on Friday night. You can watch it here. Ecuador tries to find a legal way out of its commitment to Assange's asylum in its London embassy, while Trump lawyer… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/01/04/watch-the-11th-online-vigil-for-julian-assange-live-on-friday-night/

Rhode Island Supreme Court Allows Unfairly Shut Down Strip Club to Reopen
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-01-04
Providence's licensing board, we argue, violated the club's rights when it was shut down based solely on allegations of solicitation of prostitution. | Imagine a symphony orchestra barred by the state from performing again because a musician was found to have sold marijuana to a colleague backstage. Imagine a bookstore being shuttered by the government because peace activists planned acts of civil disobedience in a backroom. Imagine a movie theater permanently closed because an employee assaulted a patron. | In Providence, Rhode Island, you don't have to imagine it, because it happened to a strip club c…
aclu.org/blog/free-speech/rhode-island-supreme-court-allows-unfairly-shut-down-strip-club-reopen

AI Should Improve Quality of Life, Not Make Capitalists Rich — Lester Earnest on RAI (5/5)
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-01-04
Artificial Intelligence can make the world better or be a tool for war — says Lester Earnest, founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford, on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay | The post AI Should Improve Quality of Life, Not Make Capitalists Rich — Lester Earnest on RAI (5/5) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/ai-should-improve-quality-of-life-not-make-capitalists-rich-lester-earnest-on-rai-5-5

Has Trump Been Outmaneuvered on Syria Troop Withdrawal?
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-01-03
Trump's possible backtracking on withdrawal from Syria means he may have been once again outmaneuvered by the Deep State, says Virginia State Senator Dick Black. Following the outcry after President Donald Trump's announcement that he was pulling U.S. troops from Syria,… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/01/03/has-trump-been-outmaneuvered-on-syria-troop-withdrawal/

US Secretary of State Pompeo Enlists Allies to 'Return Democracy' to Venezuela
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-01-03
US allies Brazil and Colombia have repeatedly voiced support for regime change efforts.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14202

Billionaires Shouldn't Control Artificial Intelligence — Lester Earnest on RAI (4/5)
Shared by Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2019-01-02
"Patents block progress" — says Lester Earnest, founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford, on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay | The post Billionaires Shouldn't Control Artificial Intelligence — Lester Earnest on RAI (4/5) appeared first on The Real News Network.
therealnews.com/stories/billionaires-shouldnt-control-artificial-intelligence-lester-earnest-on-rai-4-5

Five Weeks After The Guardian's Viral Blockbuster Assange-Manafort Scoop, No Evidence Has Emerged — Just Stonewalling
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2019-01-02
The U.S. media is very adept at being outraged when they're denounced as "fake news." They should think more about why that attack resonates for so many. | The post Five Weeks After The Guardian's Viral Blockbuster Assange-Manafort Scoop, No Evidence Has Emerged — Just Stonewalling appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2019/01/02/five-weeks-after-the-guardians-viral-blockbuster-assangemanafort-scoop-no-evidence-has-emerged-just-stonewalling/

Giuliani Says Assange Should Not Be Prosecuted
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-12-31
Donald Trump's lawyer said on Monday that WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange should not be prosecuted and he compared WikiLeaks publications to the Pentagon Papers. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, said… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/12/31/giuliani-says-assange-should-not-be-prosecuted/

UAE: Rights Defender's Conviction Upheld
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-12-31
Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Reuters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30, 2011. | © 2011 Reuters | The United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court, the country's court of last resort in state security cases, on December 31, 2018, upheld a 10-year sentence for Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning human rights activist, Human Rights Watch said today. | In May, an Abu Dhabi court sentenced Mansoor to 10 years in prison for "defaming" the UAE on s…
hrw.org/news/2018/12/31/uae-rights-defenders-conviction-upheld

SPLC statement on Supreme Court's denial of Trump administration's request to immediately enforce asylum ban
Melissa Crow, Senior Supervising Attorney of the SPLC's Immigrant Justice Project | splcenter.org | 2018-12-21
splcenter.org/news/2018/12/21/splc-statement-supreme-court-denial-asylum-ban

How George HW Bush's 1989 invasion of Panama set the stage for US wars to come
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-12-08
The death of George H.W. Bush has dominated the U.S. news for days, but little attention has been paid to the defining event of Bush's first year in office: the invasion of Panama. On December 19, 1989, Bush Sr. sent tens of thousands of troops into Panama, ostensibly to execute an arrest warrant against its leader, Manuel Noriega, on charges of drug trafficking. General Noriega was once a close ally to Washington and on the CIA payroll. | In a nationally televised address, Bush claimed the invasion was needed to defend democracy in Panama. During the attack, the U.S. unleashed a force of 24,000 troops equipped w…
greenleft.org.au/content/how-george-hw-bush%E2%80%99s-1989-invasion-panama-set-stage-us-wars-come