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Trump's Intelligence Pick Is 'Least Qualified … Ever,' Senator Says
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-30
Sen. Ron Wyden issued a scathing statement late Monday warning that President Donald Trump's pick to serve as director of national intelligence is so unqualified that he could put lives at risk. | Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), an ardent Trump loyalist, "is the most partisan and least qualified individual ever nominated to serve as director of national intelligence," said Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon and a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
truthdig.com/articles/trumps-intelligence-pick-is-least-qualified-individual-ever-nominated-says-senator/

Trump's Intelligence Director Nominee Is a Defense Industry Favorite
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-30
| Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), congressman from one of the most conservative districts in the country, will be the next director of national intelligence pending Senate confirmation, President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Sunday. | The Texas representative is seen as more ideologically aligned with Trump than his predecessor, Dan Coats, who came into conflict with the president over issues including North K…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-intelligence-director-nominee-is-a-defense-industry-favorite/

The Pompeo Commission Is Weaponizing Human Rights
James Carden | thenation.com | 2019-07-30
The Pompeo Commission Is Weaponizing Human Rights…
thenation.com/article/mike-pompeo-human-rights-mary-ann-glendon/

Trump Claims Iran has Never Won a War in New Twitter Rant
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-30
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday evening that Iran had never won a war, adding that they had also "never lost a negotiation. | RELATED: | US Senate Fails to Overturn Trump's Veto on Saudi Weapons Ban | "Just remember, the Iranians never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!" | Trump' would not elaborate after this bizarre tweet, but his remarks seem to follow U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's latest rant about Iran's unwillingness to hold talks with the Ameri…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Claims-Iran-has-Never-Won-a-War-in-New-Twitter-Rant-20190730-0004.html

London bus drivers show support for Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-07-30
Many London bus drivers, drawn from every corner of the world, including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, have first-hand experience of the US war crimes and government corruption exposed by WikiLeaks since 2006.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/30/buse-j30.html

Trump names ultra-right congressman as intelligence chief
wsws.org | 2019-07-30
Trump named Representative John Ratcliffe to replace Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, who resigned effective August 15.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/30/coat-j30.html

Sen. Ron Wyden Tears Into Trump Intelligence Chief Pick as 'Least Qualified Individual Ever Nominated'
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-30
"He has endorsed widespread government surveillance and shown little concern for Americans' rights, except for those of Donald Trump and his close associates." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/john_ratcliffe_ron_wyden.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/30/sen-ron-wyden-tears-trump-intelligence-chief-pick-least-qualified-individual-ever?cd-origin=rss

Intercept article calls on Democrats to step up attack on Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-07-30
James Risen peddled the lies of CNN and the intelligence agencies, slanderously suggesting that Assange worked on behalf of Russia and the Trump campaign.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/30/assa-j30.html

MintCast Interviews Doug Valentine, Author of The Phoenix Program and The CIA as Organized Crime
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-29
Douglas Valentine joins the MintCast to discuss his extensive work investigating CIA covert operations and current CIA efforts to undermine independent media.
mintpressnews.com/mintcast-interviews-doug-valentine-expert-on-cia-covert-operations/260810/

Mueller and Trump: Blah Blah Blah
Chelli Stanley | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-29
When I first heard about the possibility that Russians had interfered with our election and were the cause of Trump's win, I thought it absurd and laughed aloud. 'Playing on the old American fear of the Russians, huh?' is what I thought, and didn't given it much thought. After noticing the media talking about it…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/29/mueller-and-trump-blah-blah-blah/

Doubts Emerge About Trump Pick for U.S. Intelligence Chief
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-29
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director has been mayor of a small Texas city, a federal prosecutor and a member of Congress. But questions were already emerging Monday about whether those qualifications are adequate for the position as the nation confronts threats that include foreign election interference, North Korea's nuclear ambitions and the risk of war with Iran. | Rep. John Ratcliffe is also known as a Trump loyalist, which makes his lack of relevant experience even more striking at a time when current and former government officials expect Russia to interfere in…
truthdig.com/articles/doubts-emerge-about-trump-pick-for-u-s-intelligence-chief/

Supreme Court Order No 'Big Victory' For Trump's Border Wall. The Fight Continues
aclu.org | 2019-07-29
The Supreme Court has not yet decided the case, or given Trump's abuse of emergency powers the stamp of approval. | Late Friday evening, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a temporary green light to begin construction of the border wall using military funds Congress denied. The order, while temporary and limited to specific wall projects where fencing already exists, threatens to permanently damage border communities, the environment, and our Constitution's separation of powers. | But it's not the "big victory" President Trump q…
aclu.org/blog/national-security/supreme-court-order-no-big-victory-trumps-border-wall-fight-continues

US, Sweden and Britain dismiss UN finding that they tortured Assange
wsws.org | 2019-07-29
The responses to the detailed indictment issued by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer are the latest demonstration of the illegal character of the campaign against the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/29/assa-j29.html

Fear behind fury: As DNI, Ratcliffe could expose FISA files that Russiagaters hope stay buried
rt.com | 2019-07-29
The prospect of John Ratcliffe as the new US director of national intelligence has Democrats and the media alarmed far more so than usual, perhaps because as DNI he could expose things they would prefer to stay hidden. | …
rt.com/usa/465331-ratcliffe-odni-fisa-russagate/

Mueller Testimony Points to New Cold War as a Farce
Jeremy Kuzmarov | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-28
The Eighteenth Brumière of Louis Napoleon (1852), the great philosopher Karl Marx famously stated the history repeated itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. This prophecy is evident today with Russia Gate and the New Cold War. The first cold war was a genuine tragedy which resulted in the deaths of millions of civilians in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/mueller-testimony-points-to-new-cold-war-as-a-farce/

Trump taps Rep. John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence
rt.com | 2019-07-28
US President Donald Trump has nominated Congressman John Ratcliffe (Tx-R) for the position of the Director of National Intelligence, confirming that the incumbent DNI chief, Dan Coats, is set to leave the office in two weeks. | …
rt.com/usa/465267-ratcliff-coats-national-intelligence/

US Director of National Intelligence Coats to step down soon — reports
rt.com | 2019-07-28
Dan Coats is expected to step down as the Intelligence Chief in the nearest future, US media reported on Sunday. President Donald Trump is rumored to tap John Ratcliffe, a Texas Republican Rep. to replace the outgoing official. | …
rt.com/usa/465265-coats-leave-intelligence-director/

The Acid-Washed Witch Hunt Hoax Apple
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-07-26
Mueller? Boring! The real story is the psycho lovers . . .
progressive.org/dispatches/the-acid-washed-witch-hunt-hoax-apple-fiore-190726/

Robert Mueller Testimony Disappoints Democrats Who Bet on Special Counsel to Help Sink Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-25
Special counsel Robert Mueller gave his much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Over the 7-hour hearing, Mueller stressed to the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees that despite Donald Trump's claims, he had not exonerated the president of obstruction of justice. Mueller's report was handed in 124 days ago, but only a redacted version was made available to the public. Ahead of Mueller's testimony, the Justice Department warned Mueller in a letter to "remain within the bound…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/25/robert_mueller_congressional_testimony_impeachment_collusion

Congress and the Press Should Pick Up Where Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Left Off
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-07-25
The anticlimactic end of the Trump-Russia investigation is partly due to decades of bitter political battles over what powers to grant special prosecutors.
theintercept.com/2019/07/25/robert-mueller-congress-press/

Mueller hearing is another Russiagate dud
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-25
Aaron Maté recaps Robert Mueller's Congressional appearance, which delivered no new bombshells; more unhinged Russia-baiting; and only more doubts about…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/24/mueller-hearing-is-another-russiagate-dud/

Key Moments From Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, testified on Wednesday morning to the House Judiciary Committee and on Wednesday afternoon to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and President Donald Trump's efforts to obstruct that inquiry. Updates on key moments in the hearings appear below. | Did Mueller's Replies to Rep. Adam Schiff Provide Enough Cover for Democrats to Impeach Trump?: | At the…
theintercept.com/2019/07/24/updates-robert-muellers-congressional-testimony/

Joe Biden's New Foreign Policy Adviser Supported Iraq War and Dubbed Edward Snowden a "Traitor"
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Nicholas Burns worked under presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush before leaving public service and becoming a lobbyist.
theintercept.com/2019/07/24/joe-biden-nicholas-burns-foreign-policy/

Mueller's Seven-Hour Testimony Changed Nothing
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-24
Former FBI Agent Coleen Rowley talks about Mueller's past incompetence and describes how the hearing is the movie following the book and amounted to "Much Ado About Nothing."
therealnews.com/stories/muellers-seven-hour-testimony-changed-nothing

Aaron Maté's questions for Mueller
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-23
On the eve of the Robert Mueller hearings, Aaron Maté shares his top questions for the now former Special Counsel…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/23/aaron-mates-questions-for-mueller/

Venezuela: 'Progress' Reported in Gov't-Opposition Talks as US Sanctions Counter-Intelligence Agency
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-12
The agenda of the talks has not been disclosed but the topic of elections is reportedly being left for last.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14584

Pompeo's New 'Human Rights' Commission is Up To No Good
aclu.org | 2019-07-12
The Trump administration appears to be trying to find new moral footing for the president's discriminatory policies. | This week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally announced the creation of a "Commission on Unalienable Rights." Its stated purpose, according to a notice published in the Federal Register in May, is to provide "fresh thinking about human rights discourse where such discourse has departed from our nation's founding principles of natural law and natural rights." | Th…
aclu.org/blog/human-rights/pompeos-new-human-rights-commission-no-good

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