Hawks Behind Trump's Back
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-27
Iran is not provoking but is provoked by a group that wants a war between the U.S. and Iran. Recently, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, and CIA director Gina Haspel all favored a …
globalresearch.ca/hawks-behind-trumps-back/5681724
Hawks Behind Trump's Back
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-27
Iran is not provoking but is provoked by a group that wants a war between the U.S. and Iran. Recently, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, and CIA director Gina Haspel all favored a …
globalresearch.ca/hawks-behind-trumps-back/5681724
Watch: Chris Marsden's speech to Paris meeting to demand freedom for Assange and Manning
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
The speech was delivered by Socialist Equality Party (UK) National Secretary Chris Marsden to a meeting hosted by the Parti de l'égalité socialiste on June 23.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/cmss-j27.html
Join the Sydney rally this Saturday demanding freedom for Julian Assange!
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
The demonstration will insist that the Australian government take immediate action to prevent the WikiLeaks founder's extradition to the US, where he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/rall-j27.html
For a global campaign to prevent Julian Assange's rendition to the US!
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
On June 20 the WSWS issued a call for the formation of a Global Defence Committee to secure freedom for Wikileaks founder and class-war prisoner Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/meet-j27.html
#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-27
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
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'Oops, we did it again!' NSA caught illegally collecting Americans' phone data
rt.com | 2019-06-27
The NSA has been caught improperly collecting Americans' phone data yet again, just months after a similar incident forced them to (supposedly) purge hundreds of millions of records captured without FISA authorization. | …
rt.com/usa/462770-nsa-caught-unauthorized-surveillance/
Facial recognition technology and the US military-intelligence apparatus
wsws.org | 2019-06-27
The banning of facial recognition software by major California cities has exposed the advanced use of biometrics and artificial intelligence by the domestic surveillance state and the Pentagon war machine.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/27/faci-j27.html
It's a 'crime' Mueller 'terminated' messages between FBI agents Strzok & Page — Trump
rt.com | 2019-06-26
US President Donald Trump accused former special counsel investigator Robert Mueller of scrubbing communications between FBI agents investigating his 2016 presidential campaign for alleged ties to Moscow. | …
rt.com/usa/462753-trump-mueller-terminated-messages/
Hallelujah! Russiagate cultists ecstatic as Mueller set to testify before House
rt.com | 2019-06-26
House Democrats have finally compelled special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees next month in an appearance eagerly anticipated by the anti-Trump #Resistance. | …
rt.com/usa/462690-mueller-testimony-resistance-ecstatic/
Trump's policies are killing people, but impeachment still waits on Mueller
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-26
Some, including the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, are hoping Robert Mueller will tip the scales somehow so that everyone will be demanding impeachment after he testifies publicly before Congress on July 17. Those of us who are skeptical can be forgiven for not holding our breath until then. Mueller has already said he …
peoplesworld.org/article/trumps-policies-are-killing-people-but-impeachment-still-waits-on-mueller/
Special ex-Prosecutor will meet Committees of U.S.Lower House
plenglish.com | 2019-06-26
26 de junio de 2019, 00: 25Washington, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) Former special prosecutor Robert Mueller will testify before the House of Representatives" Intelligence and Judicial Committees on July 17, the head of the legislative group, Jerrold Nadler, announced here.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43731&SEO=special-ex-prosecutor-will-meet-committees-of-u.s.lower-house
At Last, Robert Mueller Will Testify Before Congress
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-26
There's a scene in the film "Goodfellas" where the main character, Henry Hill, explains the economic ethos of his compatriots: "Business bad? F–k you, pay me. Oh, you had a fire? F–k you, pay me. Place got hit by lightning, huh? F–k you, pay me." | I've been muttering something similar at Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and the House Democratic committee chairs since Robert Mueller released his Russian election interference report on April 18: "Nervous about the election? F–k you, subpoena Mueller. Oh, not enough support in the polls for impeac…
truthout.org/articles/at-last-robert-mueller-will-testify-before-congress/
Raising our Voices for Equality at Stonewall and the Supreme Court
aclu.org | 2019-06-26
50 years after the riots at Stonewall, we are telling the Supreme Court not to roll back protections for LGBTQ people. | It's been half a century since the Stonewall uprising began on June 28, 1969, the reason we celebrate Pride each June. But there's another fitting date to commemorate this month, and it falls just two days before the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. | June 26 marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 2003 striking down state laws that criminalized same-sex intimacy. T…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/raising-our-voices-equality-stonewall-and-supreme-court
Falling Oil Profits Drive U.S. War Threats Against Iran?
Bill Dores | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-26
"I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. … We had entire training courses." That's what Trump regime Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told students at Texas A&M University on April 15. | On June 14, Pompeo told …
globalresearch.ca/falling-oil-profits-drive-u-s-war-threats-against-iran/5681811
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson to speak at SEP rally in defence of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-26
"We must do all in our power to prevent Assange's extradition to the US. Signing petitions is not enough. We must make our presence felt in the streets at vigils and demonstrations."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/26/rick-j26.html
Assange and Trump: Real Hero, Fake Villain
Frank Scott | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-26
The rapid descent of the nation, the system and the planet under the domain of private-profit-first capitalism continues with opposition growing but still far too much acceptance that only agrees to new employees at the level of state rule who represent the same class interests but in more polite forms. This means some benefits for …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/assange-and-trump-real-hero-fake-villain/
#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-26
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/24/18824205.php
US House votes down amendment to block NSA collection of the personal communications of American citizens
wsws.org | 2019-06-26
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to reject a bipartisan proposal to halt warrantless collection of the personal communications of citizens under provisions of Section 702 of the FISA Act.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/26/surv-j26.html
US House votes down amendment to block NSA collection of the personal communications of American citizens
wsws.org | 2019-06-26
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to reject a bipartisan proposal to halt warrantless collection of the personal communications of citizens under provisions of Section 702 of the FISA Act.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/26/surv-j26.html
Abrams Welcomes Venezuela's Former Intelligence Chief to the US, Reaffirms Trump's Commitment to Ousting Maduro
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-26
The press conference came as the Venezuelan military called for respect from those looking to break it.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14559
Aggressive US Lies and Misleads to Justify War on Iran
William Boardman | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-26
It is the assessment of the United States Government that the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today. This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/aggressive-us-lies-and-misleads-to-justify-war-on-iran/
DHS Whistleblower Who Spoke Out Against Obama-Era Immigration Jails Condemns Conditions on Border
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-26
Immigration jails along the southern border are facing heightened scrutiny following horrific reports of dirty and unhygienic conditions at a detention center in Clint, Texas, and other facilities. We speak with government whistleblower Dr. Scott Allen, who was hired in 2014 to inspect facilities where immigrant families are incarcerated, who says degrading conditions for jailed migrants date back to Obama's presidency. He is calling for more government transparency about conditions in immigration facilities, saying, "I think most Americans, if they were confronted with the humanity of what we are doing here, wou…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/26/dhs_whistleblower_we_made_specific_warnings
Hollywood stars read 'adaptation' of Mueller report in deranged stage 'performance'
rt.com | 2019-06-25
With America facing a dizzying array of social and political challenges, an impressive cast of Hollywood actors have taken their civic activism to the next level — with a live stage performance of the Mueller report. | …
rt.com/usa/462674-mueller-report-hollywood-performance/
Supreme Court Surprisingly Decides to Analyze Lula's Release
plenglish.com | 2019-06-25
25 de junio de 2019, 16: 12Brasilia, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Unexpectedly, Brazil"s Federal Supreme Court (STF) has decided to analyze this Tuesday the habeas corpus trial for the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43727&SEO=supreme-court-surprisingly-decides-to-analyze-lulas-release
Brazil Supreme Court Justices Weigh Appeals to Free Lula
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider two serperate appeals by imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is seeking release, alleging that the judge behind his conviction was not impartial. | RELATED: | Lula's Lawyers to Take Case to UN in Wake of New Revelations | Lula, Brazil's famous leftist leader from 2003-2010, left office with an 87 percent approval rating. But the Workers Party he founded fell hard when Brazilian prosecutors in 2014 began the "Ca…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Supreme-Court-Justices-Weigh-Appeals-to-Free-Lula-20190625-0019.html
Supreme Court rules against government transparency in contracts with private businesses
Today, the Supreme Court reversed decades of precedent barring private corporations from interfering with the government's obligations to release information to the public pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, Justice Gorsuch, writing for a 6-3 majority, held that the government could withhold information about government spending through the food stamps program even if there was no showing of any competitive harm to the company. In addition to reordering FOIA to make it far more difficult for the public to learn about the details of government ar…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/25/supreme-court-rules-against-government-transparency-in-contracts-with-private-businesses/
Conservatives Are Nudging the Supreme Court to Dismantle Affordable Housing Policies
Rachel M. Cohen | theintercept.com | 2019-06-25
A conservative law firm has asked the Supreme Court to take up a challenge to inclusionary zoning, a tool localities use to increase affordable housing.
theintercept.com/2019/06/25/supreme-court-inclusionary-zoning-constitutional/
Assange legal advisor: Pentagon spearheaded pursuit of WikiLeaks founder
wsws.org | 2019-06-25
Geoffrey Robertson's statement is another demonstration that Assange would not receive anything resembling a fair trial if he were extradited to the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/assa-j25.html
Parti de l'égalité socialiste meeting in Paris demands freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-25
The meeting came three days after the World Socialist Web Site issued a call to build a Global Defense Committee fighting for Assange's freedom.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/pesp-j25.html
Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) calls rally to demand freedom for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-25
Support the SEG's rally on Sunday July 14 as part of the international campaign to demand freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/25/segn-j25.html
#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-25
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/24/18824205.php
Indian Leftist Groups Protest Pompeo's Visit (+Photos)
plenglish.com | 2019-06-25
New Delhi, June 25 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of supporters of left-wing groups marched in India"s capital on Tuesday to protest a visit by the US Ssecretary of State Mike Pompeo and in solidarity with nations subject to sanctions and economic blockades by the United States Government.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43697&SEO=indian-leftist-groups-protest-pompeos-visit-photos
Pompeo's "Indo-Pacific" Tour Is Aimed Against Iran and China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-25
The Secretary of State is on a tour of the Indo-Pacific region that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Japan, and South Korea by the time it concludes next week, with the aim of this global voyage …
globalresearch.ca/pompeos-indo-pacific-tour-aimed-against-iran-china/5681656
Protests in New Dehli Against US 'Imperialism' and Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-25
Hundreds of activists marched Tuesday in the Indian capital to protest the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, denouncing the aggressive foreign policy in the Middle East and South America. | RELATED: | One of India's Major Cities Fights for Drinkable Water | Protestors, including students, teachers, leftist polical leaders, demanded the end of U.S. sanctions against the governments of Venezuela, Iran and Cuba, calling them "imperialist." | The demonstrations were convoked by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Protests-in-New-Dehli-Against-US-Imperialism-and-Sanctions–20190625-0020.html
Supreme Court to Postpone Analysis of Lula's Habeas Corpus
plenglish.com | 2019-06-24
24 de junio de 2019, 15: 14Brasilia, June 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) will postpone the habeas corpus trial for the freedom of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, scheduled for Tuesday, according to what journalist Monica Bergamo published tMonday in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43662&SEO=supreme-court-to-postpone-analysis-of-lulas-habeas-corpus
Supreme Court Rules Against Government Transparency in Contracts with Private Businesses
commondreams.org | 2019-06-24
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/06/24/supreme-court-rules-against-government-transparency-contracts-private-businesses?cd-origin=rss
Brazil: Supreme Court Postpones Review of Lula's Habeas Corpus
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-24
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (SFT) has decided to delay former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Habeas Corpus Trial. The hearing which was supposed to examine Lula's defense request for his freedom, and was initially scheduled to start Tuesday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Car Wash Exposé Is 'Gay Plot' Against Gov't | According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, STF judge, Gilmar Mendes, said the case will be postponed for the second semester of the year because of a l…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Supreme-Court-Postpones-Review-of-Lulas-Habeas-Corpus-20190624-0013.html
US Supreme Court Rejects Argentina Appeal over YPF Compensation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-24
The United States (U.S.) Supreme Court on Monday rejected Argentina's bid to fend off a lawsuit by energy company Petersen Energia Inversora, S.A. seeking compensation for shares it owned in the state-owned YPF S.A. (Fiscal Oilfields) energy company, nationalized in 2012 by former left-wing President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner. | RELATED: | Argentina Gov't Refers to Malvinas Islands as Falkland, Again | The justices left in place a lower court ruling that allowed privately held P…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Supreme-Court-Rejects-Argentina-Appeal-over-YPF-Compensation-20190624-0012.html
Justices Side With Business, Government in Information Fight
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-24
WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court sided with businesses and the U.S. government Monday in a ruling about the public's access to information, telling a South Dakota newspaper it can't get the data it was seeking. | The justices ruled against the Argus Leader, which is owned by USA Today publisher Gannett and is the largest newspaper in South Dakota. The paper was seeking to learn how much money goes annually to every store nationwide that participates in the government's $65 billion-a-year Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, called S…
truthdig.com/articles/justices-side-with-business-government-in-information-fight/
Punitive fines threaten whistleblower Chelsea Manning with bankruptcy
wsws.org | 2019-06-24
Manning is being held in contempt and fined $500 a day for her refusal to testify before a grand jury aimed at concocting charges against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/24/chel-j24.html
#Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park
BACFJA | indybay.org | 2019-06-24
Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/24/18824205.php
Ola Bini, Privacy Activist and Julian Assange Friend, Speaks Out After Release from Ecuadorian Jail
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-24
Last week, an Ecuadorian judge ordered the release of Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, who spent more than two months in jail without charge. Bini is a friend of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. He was arrested in Quito on the same day that Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. We speak with Ola Bini in Quito, where he remains under investigation for allegedly hacking the Ecuadorian government. He says, "Through the whole process, 70 days in prison, and all of the days since, we've been asking the prosecution to tell us what it is I have don…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/24/ola_bini_privacy_activist_and_julian
Iran Fends Off US Cyber Attacks on Rocket Systems
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-24
The U.S. has increased their cyber warfare against the Iranian government since Republican President Donald Trump was elected in late 2016. | RELATED: | Iraq Seeks Air Defense Cooperation With Iran After Downing of US Drone | On Thursday, however, the Pentagon launched a long-planned cyber-attack, Yahoo News said, citing former intelligence officials. The cyber strike disabled Iranian rocket launch systems, the Washington Post said on Saturday. | Iranian Information Mi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Fends-Off-US-Cyber-Attacks-on-Rocket-Systems-20190624-0001.html
Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same as Yours?
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-24
UPDATED: VIPS says its direct experience with Mike Pompeo leaves them with strong doubt regarding his trustworthiness on issues of consequence to the President and the nation. | DATE: June 21, 2019 | MEMORANDUM FOR: The President. | FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for …
globalresearch.ca/vips-memo-president-pompeos-iran-agenda-same-yours/5681521
Iran–Who and Where is The Threat?
Mel Gurtov | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-24
The official US narrative on Iran is that it is an escalating threat to "peace and security" in the Middle East and must be stopped. Step by step, with Mike Pompeo and John Bolton–two war maniacs–taking the lead, the Trump administration has sought to destabilize Iran with sanctions, if possible bring about regime change, and…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/24/iran-who-and-where-is-the-threat/
Iran and the Dangers of Nuclear War. The Risk of a US Preemptive War
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-24
Pompeo, Bolton, and their hardline underlings seek coalition partners of the willing for confronting Iran militarily. More on this below. | Sunday on NBC News Meet the Press, Trump made a rare candid statement, saying "(i)f it was up to (John …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-hawks-seek-anti-iran-coalition-war/5681567
Insider exposes Google's efforts to influence 2020 election against Trump
rt.com | 2019-06-24
Google interferes with search results, censors conservative views and even directly manipulates facts in the name of 'fairness', according to internal video and documents a whistleblower has turned over to Project Veritas. | …
rt.com/usa/462597-veritas-google-trump-fairness/
Trump Pulls Back from Iran Attack as Bolton & Pompeo Continue to Push for War
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-21
After threatening to strike Iran in retaliation for shooting down an unmanned U.S. drone, President Trump reportedly approved, and then abruptly called off, military strikes. The move came after the operation was already underway in its initial stages, with warships and planes already being put into position. We go to Tehran to get response from Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran who was part of the nuclear deal negotiations in 2015. We also speak with CUNY professor and historian Ervand Abrahamian, author of several books about Iran. Whether or not Trump wants war with Iran doesn't ultimat…
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/21/trump_cancels_iran_strikes_after_drone
Trump May Stumble Into War With Iran Over Belligerent, Incoherent Policies
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-21
The Nation's new National Correspondent Jeet Heer sees the mix of warhawks Bolton and Pompeo, complicit Republicans, meek Democrats, and an erratic president as volatile and dangerous…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-may-stumble-into-war-with-iran-over-belligerent-incoherent-policies