(2019-09-14). 'Far into conspiracy theorizing': Ex-MSNBC Host Krystal Ball slams network for Russiagate hype. rt.com 
Krystal Ball, a former MSNBC host, has admitted that her colleagues went too far focusing on Russiagate narrative alone that it turned into conspiracy theorizing. | After three years of non-stop speculations about an alleged collusion between the Kremlin and US President Donald Trump ended up with Russiagaters' hopes crashed by the Mueller report, some in the American media seemed to have woken up to realize that the conspiratorial hype machine had replaced what should have been journalism. | The most recent example is Ball, who criticized her "former colleagues, friends" for going "so far into the realm of co…
(2019-09-14). Pompeo blames Iran for drone attack on Saudi oil facilities, Senator Graham urges US to strike it. rt.com 
A drone attack on Saudi oil facilities claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels prompted Washington to blame Tehran, with US warhawk, Senator Lindsey Graham, calling for a strike against Iran. | The smoke from the huge fires at the world's largest oil processing plant caused by the strike had barely dissipated when officials in Washington jumped at the opportunity to use the occasion to push an anti-Iranian agenda. | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Tehran for what he called "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply" but stopped short of suggesting any retaliatory measures. | Meanwhile Graham was q…
(2019-09-14). Yemen's Houthi Rebels Attack Key Saudi Oil Sites. truthdig.com 
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Yemen's Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oil field Saturday, sparking huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies. | It remained unclear hours later whether anyone was injured at the Abqaiq oil processing facility and the Khurais oil field or what effect the assault would have on oil production. Rising smoke from the fires at the sites could be seen by satellites. | The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the war against a Saudi-led coalition comes after weeks of similar drone…
(2019-09-14). How the FBI Increased Its Power After 9/11 and Helped Put Trump in Office. theintercept.com 
Former FBI agent Mike German recounts the transformation of the FBI from a law enforcement agency into a dangerously powerful domestic intelligence force.
(2019-09-14). British judge jails Assange indefinitely, despite end of prison sentence. wsws.org The ruling, which confines Assange to prison indefinitely, is the latest in a series of attacks on his legal and democratic rights by the British judiciary.
(2019-09-14). Worldwide Solidarity Actions to FREE Assange & Manning. indybay.org UK Consulate | 1 Sansome St. /cross Market St. | San Francisco…
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(2019-09-14). The Prosecution Against Julian Assange: Where 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand. theantimedia.com Julian Assange has been jailed since April 11, when Ecuador authorities revoked his political asylum and British authorities arrested him.
(2019-09-14). Snowden Hopes France Will Grant Him Asylum. telesurenglish.net Former United States spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes France will grant him asylum, according to a France Inter radio interview to be broadcast Monday. It was not immediately clear when or where the interview took place. | RELATED: | US to Renew Internet Surveillance Program Exposed by Snowden | "I would very much like Mr. Macron to grant me asylum," the famous whistleblower said in excerpts made available on the French radio station's Twitter account, reminding his int…
(2019-09-14). No letup in Trump's war on immigrants as 37-year-old Mexican man dies in ICE custody. wsws.org The recent Supreme Court ruling effectively eliminating the right to asylum is but the latest and sharpest expression of the attack on the rights of immigrants.
(2019-09-13). Snowden Tells Life Story and Why He Leaked in New Memoir. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir, telling his life story in detail for the first time and explaining why he chose to risk his freedom to become perhaps the most famous whistleblower of all time. | Snowden, who now lives in Russia to avoid prosecution in the U.S., says his seven years working for the NSA and CIA led him to conclude the U.S. intelligence community "hacked the Constitution" and put everyone's liberty at risk and that he had no choice but to turn to journalists to reveal it to the world. | "I realized that I was crazy to have imagined t…
(2019-09-13). Mike Pompeo Is Inviting Catastrophe in the Arctic. truthdig.com 
Donald Trump got the headlines as usual—but don't be fooled. It wasn't Trumpism in action this August, but what we should all now start referring to as the Pompeo Doctrine. Yes, I'm referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and, when it comes to the Arctic region, he has a lot more than buying Greenland on his mind. | In mid-August, as no one is likely to forget, President Trump surprised international observers by expressing an interest in purchasing Greenland, a semi-autonomous region of Denmark. Most commentators viewed the move as just another example of the president's increasingly erratic behavior.
(2019-09-13). The Pompeo Doctrine: How to Seize the Arctic's Resources, Now Accessible Due to Climate Change (Just Don't Mention Those Words!). counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump got the headlines as usual — but don't be fooled. It wasn't Trumpism in action this August, but what we should all now start referring to as the Pompeo Doctrine. Yes, I'm referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and, when it comes to the Arctic region, he has a lot more than More
(2019-09-13). The Solution to Homelessness Is Staring Us in the Face. truthdig.com 
It's no secret that homelessness in the United States, especially in California, has reached critical levels. That the wealthiest state in the wealthiest nation in the world is dealing with a crisis that stems so clearly from inequality and neglect should have its predominantly left-leaning residents up in arms. And to some extent, they are. | Becky Dennison, executive director of Venice Community Housing in Los Angeles, who speaks with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer in the latest installment of "Scheer Intelligence," has dedicated her life's work to he…
(2019-09-13). Worldwide Solidarity Actions to FREE Assange & Manning. indybay.org Bay Action To Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning Will be joining the International Day of Action On Saturday, September 28, 2019, at 12: 00 noon At The SF UK Consulate: 1 Sansome St. /cross Market St. in San Francisco…
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(2019-09-13). Pamela Anderson defends Julian Assange: "Journalism is not a crime!" wsws.org In an interview with the World Socialist Web Site, actress Pamela Anderson says imprisoned journalist Julian Assange is "depending on all of us to save him."
(2019-09-13). Trump in Denial over Israeli Spying on the White House. globalresearch.ca Israel aggressively spies on allies and adversaries alike. | Former CIA counterintelligence specialist/military intelligence officer Philip Giraldi earlier accused Israel of stealing everything it can get its hands on — notably military and industrial secrets. | He called evidence of Israeli spying …
(2019-09-13). Looks Like Israel Was Caught Spying on Capitol Hill Cell Phones and Trump Was Fine With It. commondreams.org Israeli intelligence services spying on U.S. powerbrokers is not surprising, writes Cole, but "the US does give Israel $3 billion a year of tax payer money in addition to billions worth of trade benefits, so it is a little rude of them to repay Washington this way." (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dummp_0.jpeg …
(2019-09-13). Israel Was Caught Spying on Capitol Hill Cellphones and Trump Was Fine With It. truthout.org | | Daniel Lipmann at Politico dropped the bombshell that mysterious electronic spying devices placed throughout Washington, D.C. and close to the White House and the Capitol were traced by the FBI to Israel. | The Israelis deployed StingRay mobile identity-catchers, devices that are mistaken for cell towers by cell phones, allowing them to capture the contents of calls and the mobile brows…
(2019-09-13). Official Secrets: A whistleblower attempts to prevent the Iraq War. wsws.org The intensely relevant film is based on the true story of Katharine Gun, who leaked a memo exposing the criminality of the preparations for war against Iraq and was charged by the British government under the Official Secrets Act.
(2019-09-13). The Trump Administration's Drive for Dominance in the Arctic. thenation.com The Trump Administration's Drive for Dominance in the Arctic…
(2019-09-13). The Sacking of John Bolton. counterpunch.org "Every time the president, or Pompeo, or anyone in the [Trump] administration came up with an idea, they had to face Dr No." — Cliff Kupchan, Chairman of the Eurasia Group, The Washington Post, Sep 11, 2011. It was compelling viewing (one does not so much read Twitter as see it as a series of More
(2019-09-13). Former US intelligence officials say Israel spied on the White House. wsws.org A report in Politico says that the Israeli government is "most likely" behind cell phone surveillance devices found by the Department of Homeland Security in the vicinity of the White House in 2017.
(2019-09-13). Gloria Steinem was a CIA Agent. indybay.org NPML | 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland | (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
(2019-09-13). The Supreme Court's Asylum Ruling Is Incomprehensible. truthdig.com 
What follows is a conversation between Americas Program of the Center for International Policy in Mexico City Director Laura Carlesen, attorney Matt Cameron and Greg Wilpert of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
(2019-09-13). The Likely End to Roe v. Wade? counterpunch.org 
A 2017 U.S. government report, "SUPREME COURT DECISIONS OVERRULED BY SUBSEQUENT DECISION," notes, "while the Supreme Court sometimes expressly overrules a prior decision, in other instances the overruling must be deduced from the principles of related cases." The report identifies 237 Court decision that have been either overturned or revised. A handful of key Court cases illustrates More
(2019-09-13). An Asylum Officer Speaks Out Against the Trump Administration's "Supervillain" Attacks on Immigrants. theintercept.com 
Asylum officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, were reeling after John Lafferty, director of the asylum division, was replaced on Monday by Andrew Davidson, former deputy associate director for USCIS's fraud detection and national security directorate. Then came the Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday reinstating the Trump administration's "third-country" rule, which effectively denies asylum to all Central American immigrants if they passed through another country on the way…
(2019-09-13). The Likely End to Roe v. Wade? counterpunch.org A 2017 U.S. government report, "SUPREME COURT DECISIONS OVERRULED BY SUBSEQUENT DECISION," notes, "while the Supreme Court sometimes expressly overrules a prior decision, in other instances the overruling must be deduced from the principles of related cases." The report identifies 237 Court decision that have been either overturned or revised. A handful of key Court cases illustrates More
(2019-09-13). Justice Sotomayor slams the Supreme Court's 'new normal' under Trump. nationofchange.org On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed Trump's "third-country" asylum rule to go into effect. It's the administration's toughest barrier to asylum-seekers yet, and a lower court recently blocked the policy, but that doesn't matter. The administration went around the lower court and asked the Supreme Court to let it implement its bigoted policy while the case proceeds. It's all …
(2019-09-13). The bipartisan attack on the right to asylum. wsws.org The US Supreme Court's decision abolishes the right to asylum for hundreds of thousands fleeing imperialist war and violence.
(2019-09-12). 'The Kissinger model': Trump set to expand Pompeo's powers to fill Bolton's shoes, say reports. rt.com 
The White House may hand Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the additional role of national security adviser following John Bolton's departure, giving the ex-CIA director enormous power, insiders have warned. | Pompeo would continue to serve in his current position but would also assume Bolton's responsibilities, sources close to the discussion told CNN on Wednesday, adding that such a move could make Pompeo "too powerful for Trump's taste." The diplomat would become only the second person in US history to hold both posts simultaneously. The first, Henry Kissinger, wielded enormous power under Richard Nixon during…
(2019-09-12). Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood visits Assange: "He's a freedom fighter!" wsws.org Westwood stated that Assange is "an innocent man" who has been "persecuted for nine years for telling the truth."
(2019-09-12). The Pompeo Doctrine. nationofchange.org Donald Trump got the headlines as usual — but don't be fooled. It wasn't Trumpism in action this August, but what we should all now start referring to as the Pompeo Doctrine. Yes, I'm referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and, when it comes to the c, he has a lot more than buying …
(2019-09-12). The Pompeo Doctrine Is a Formula for Catastrophe in the Arctic. truthout.org | | Donald Trump got the headlines as usual — but don't be fooled. It wasn't Trumpism in action this August, but what we should all now start referring to as the Pompeo Doctrine. Yes, I'm referring to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and, when it comes to the Arctic region, he has a lot more than buying Greenland on his mind. | In mid-August, as no one is likely to forget, President Trump surprised international observers by expressing an interest in purchasing Greenland, a semi-autonomous region of…
(2019-09-12). Al Qaeda: The Data Base. globalresearch.ca Osama bin Laden with Zbigniew Brzezinski, 1979 (source unconfirmed) | Global Research Editor's Note | This article originally published by Global Research in 2005 sheds light on the nature of Al Qaeda, an intelligence construct used by Washington to destabilize and destroy …
(2019-09-12). Supreme Court's Asylum Ruling Is Incomprehensible. therealnews.com 
The US Supreme Court temporarily approved President Trump's new asylum rule, which makes it almost impossible for anyone from Central America to gain asylum in the US. The court's support puts thousands of lives in grave danger and violates US law and international law.
(2019-09-12). Supreme Court's Asylum Ruling Is 'Incomprehensible'. therealnews.com The US Supreme Court temporarily approved President Trump's new asylum rule, which makes it almost impossible for anyone from Central America to gain asylum in the US. The court's support puts thousands of lives in grave danger and violates US law and international law.
(2019-09-12). Right-Wing Supreme Court Allows Trump Asylum Ban to Take Effect. truthout.org | | On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed Trump's " third-country" asylum rule to go into effect. It's the administration's toughest barrier to asylum-seekers yet, and a lower court recently blocked t…
(2019-09-12). Headlines for September 12, 2019. democracynow.org U.S. Denies Protected Status to Bahamians as 2,500 Listed as Missing, Supreme Court Allows Trump's Asylum Ban to Take Effect, "I Don't Want to Die": Honduran Teen with Cystic Fibrosis Says Deportation Would Kill Him, 37-Year-Old Mexican Man Dies in ICE Custody, the 8th Such Death This Fiscal Year, Reporters Barred from Secretive Immigration Tent Courts on Southern Border, Sacklers Would Remain Billionaires & Admit No Wrongdoing Under Tentative Opioid Settlement, Trump Says FDA Will Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes, U.N. Investigators Say U.S.-Led Forces Committed War Crimes in Syria, Skyrocketing Violence Continues Ahea…
(2019-09-11). Harrowing Cables Detail How the CIA Tortured Accused 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Jeopardizing the Case Against Him. theintercept.com Thirteen recently declassified cables reveal interrogators' attempts to turn detainees into collaborators in the war against Al Qaeda.
(2019-09-11). SCOTUS overrules federal judge, lets Trump's 'safe 3rd country' asylum restrictions take effect. rt.com 
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump's new asylum rules to take effect, suspending a pair of injunctions by a California federal judge that had tried to block the controversial policy changes. | Under the new rules, migrants would be barred from seeking asylum in the US if they have traveled through a third "safe country" en route to the American border, unless they also applied for asylum in that country. | The court announced on Wednesday evening that it would allow the enforcement of the updated regulations, pending government appeal of two decisions in the 9th Circuit Court.
(2019-09-11). 'Major showdown' predicted after Parliament suspension ruled unlawful. thecanary.co 
A "major showdown" at the UK's Supreme Court has been predicted after Scotland's highest civil court ruled Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament is unlawful.It comes after three judges at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who are challenging the prime minister's move.Last week, Judge Lord Doherty had dismissed a challenge against the suspension of Parliament, saying it was for politicians and not the courts to decide. | The UK government plans to appeal against the ruling and Nick McKerrell, a lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University (G…
(2019-09-10). With Bolton Out, Will Trump Give Peace a Chance? therealnews.com 
Former State Dept. official Matthew Hoh says he supports the removal of National Security Advisor John Bolton, who advocated for war and the interests of the military industrial complex…
(2019-09-10). John Bolton Tried His Best to Draw the U.S. Into a War. Luckily, He Failed. theintercept.com President Donald Trump parted ways with his hawkish national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday, ending a 17-month tenure that included additional troops deployed to the Middle East, saw the U.S. repeatedly threaten "military action" against the Venezuelan government, and brought the country within minutes of bombing Ira…
(2019-09-10). Headlines for September 10, 2019. democracynow.org Wilbur Ross Under Fire After Reports of Political Meddling at NOAA, Trump Says "Bad People" from Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas Trying to Enter U.S., Boris Johnson Dealt More Blows over Brexit Plan as U.K. Parliament Suspended, U.N. Human Rights Chief: Climate Change Greatest Threat to Human Rights, French Summer Heat Waves Linked to 1,500 Deaths, Paraguay: Human Remains Found Under Former Property of Ex-Dictator Alfredo Stroessner, Bangladesh Imposes Mobile Phone Blackout on Rohingya Refugees, North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles After Proposing Renewal of Talks with U.S., Reports: CIA Extracted Russian Informant Who Prov…
(2019-09-06). Embassy insider exposes CNN lies about Julian Assange. thegrayzone.com A "bombshell" CNN report claimed to show how Wikileaks founder Julian Assange published stolen Democratic Party emails in 2016 in…
(2019-09-06). NATO Deep State in Turkey. uwidata.com àúnal àáevikà∂z, the deputy opposition leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the Republican People's Party (RPP, Turk. CHP), commented on President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's recent trip to Russia, saying: "We are concerned that if Turkey, a member of NATO, continues to purchase weapons that are not can be integrated into the Alliance system, …
(2019-09-04). Rift Exposed: A Desertion Robbed League of the South of Its Longtime Headquarters and Hints that a Member Chose His Real Estate Holdings over Southern Culture. splcenter.org League of the South (LOS), a neo-Confederate organization that advocates for Southern secession, has been roiled by a key defection that resulted in the group losing its headquarters in Wetumpka, Alabama, about 20 miles north of Montgomery.
(2019-09-03). 'Free Julian Assange!' say Roger Waters, John Pilger, and British MP Chris Williamson. thegrayzone.com Legendary musician Roger Waters sang "Wish You Were Here" in honor of Julian Assange, at a public concert outside the…