(2019-01-24). Warmongering Over Warmbier: US Hypocrisy and a Double Standard on North Korea. counterpunch.org 
Soon after Otto Warmbier's tragic death the pro-US-government propaganda machine went into high gear. The deception ranged from false intelligence reports, to a lie from President Trump, to a journalist's claim of an "extra dose of brutality." His grieving and patriotic father said that it looked like someone had "rearranged his bottom teeth." There is no evidence that these claims are true, and much evidence that they are false. The father who had just lost his son to the interminable Korean War and was also subject to the incessant mass media distortions can be forgiven. If the US were a peace-loving and truth-…
(2019-01-24). The Coup in Venezuela Must be Resisted. globalresearch.ca Venezuela has elections. Juan Guaido has never even been a Presidential candidate. Despite massive CIA opposition funding and interference over years as Big Oil tries to regain control of the World's largest oil reserves, Nicolas Maduro was democratically re-elected in …
(2019-01-24). Trump A Threat to US, Intelligence Strategy Report Says. telesurenglish.net The new National Intelligence Strategy of the United States (NIS) released its strategy for 2019 Tuesday. The document reveals that 17 intelligence agencies of the U.S. are against President Donald Trump's impulsive behavior on war and peace. | RELATED: | Trump 'Uninvited' from State of Union for US Shutdown, Democrats Float 'Smart Wall' | The 36-page report issued by Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has targeted Trump's friends in Moscow and his busine…
(2019-01-24). Assange Takes Legal Action to Force Trump Administration to Reveal Charges Against Him. globalresearch.ca Lawyers Further Seek To Compel Ecuador To Prevent Extradition To The United States | Lawyers for Julian Assange have filed an urgent application to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), based in Washington D.C., to direct the Trump Administration to …
(2019-01-24). BuzzFeed Throws Hail Mary: Publishes New Trump Tower Moscow Docs. globalresearch.ca After last week's embarrassing debacle in which special counsel Robert Mueller issued a rare statement calling bullshit on BuzzFeed over their Trump Tower Moscow report that Trump ordered his attorney Michael Cohen to lie about the timeline, the beleaguered news …
(2019-01-24). Kenya court overturns ruling on wearing hijab in schools. aljazeera.com Kenya's Supreme Court said every school has a right to determine its own dress code.
(2019-01-24). Trump scores win on trans ban; activists condemn military's predatory recruitment. peoplesworld.org 
The Supreme Court reversed a 2016 Obama-era policy this week and handed a win to the Trump administration, ruling that transgender Americans could no longer serve openly in the military. The court ruled 5-4 to grant the Trump administration's request to lift injunctions blocking its termination of trans equality in the military while challenges continue …
(2019-01-24). New Koch-Funded Toolkit Has Strategies to Bankrupt Unions. truthout.org It's becoming an annual ritual. The Koch-funded cluster of groups, which has long abused their 501(c)3 IRS "charitable" designation by working to destroy political enemies, has concocted another "union busting" toolkit, giving ammunition and guidance to Republican politicians on how to attack and dismantle a major funder of the Democratic Party. | The toolkit appears to have been prepared by American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) staff shortly after the Supreme Court's June 2018 Janus vs. AFSCME decision, which held that unions could no longer require individuals in a bargaining unit who did not want to…
(2019-01-24). WikiLeaks Sues to Unseal Secret US Charges Against Julian Assange. theantimedia.com 
(ZH) — WikiLeaks announced in a Wednesday statement that it's seeking to force the Trump administration to unseal any charges against founder Julian Assange, according to AP. According to the statement, they have filed a legal challenge with the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in Washington, while also asking Ecuador to prevent Assange's extradition to the United States. …
(2019-01-24). "A Coup Is Not a Democratic Transition!" US Peace Activist Interrupts Pompeo Speech on Venezuela. commondreams.org U.S. peace activist Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, called on her government to end its meddling in the affairs in Venezuela on Thursday—and called on other nations in the region to respect Venezuela's sovereignty—as she interrupted remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting of the Organization for American States (OAS) in Washington, DC. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-01-24_at_12.50.28_pm.png…
(2019-01-24). Julian Assange issues "urgent" legal challenge against US extradition plans. wsws.org The WikiLeaks founder is seeking to block a concerted operation to terminate his political asylum in Ecuador's London embassy.
(2019-01-24). Everybody Does It: The Messy Truth About Infiltrating Computer Supply Chains. theintercept.com 
The danger of China compromising hardware supply chains is very real, judging from classified intelligence documents, even if a Bloomberg story on the matter is highly disputed.
(2019-01-23). Assange Lawyers File Petition to Get US to Reveal Charges and Stop Ecuador From Extraditing Him. consortiumnews.com Lawyers for the WikiLeaks publisher want the OAS independent body to keep Assange from being sent to a courtroom in the U.S. and to end his isolation. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Julian Assange's lawyers have filed an… Read more →
(2019-01-23). Did Khashoggi Really Die? globalresearch.ca I have not been convinced about the claims coming from Turkey and from the Washington Post and others regarding the allegations of a gruesome murder of intelligence asset, Jamal Khashoggi, in October, 2018. There are too many anomalies as it …
(2019-01-23). Laverne Cox: Trump's Military Ban Is Part of Larger, Years-Long Attack on Transgender People. democracynow.org 
The pioneering trans actress and activist Laverne Cox responds to the Supreme Court's revival of President Donald Trump's plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. She spoke on Tuesday at the National Day of Racial Healing as part of a conversation moderated by Amy Goodman.
(2019-01-23). ACLU: Trump's Anti-Trans Ban Has No Military Justification, Is Driven by Animus & Discrimination. democracynow.org 
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court revived President Donald Trump's plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court lifted two lower court rulings that had blocked the ban from going into effect on constitutional grounds. Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented. A third injunction remains in place for now. We speak to Chase Strangio, staff attorney at the ACLU, which is challenging the Trump administration's ban on servicemembers who are transgender.
(2019-01-23). Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh's Replacement. thenation.com Take Action: Stop Kavanaugh's Replacement…
(2019-01-22). Amid a Deteriorating Landscape for Abortion Rights, a Critical Victory in New York. aclu.org On Tuesday, New York passed the Reproductive Health Act, finally bringing state law in line with Roe v. Wade. | On the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that secured the right to abortion, the nationwide picture could not look grimmer. That's what makes Tuesday's victory in New York, which protected and expanded abortion rights in the state through the Reproductive Health Act, so important. | Across the country, anti-abortion politicians have been eroding abortion rights in state after state. Since 2011, they have…
(2019-01-22). SPLC statement on Supreme Court's decision to lift injunctions against Trump's transgender military ban. splcenter.org The U.S. Supreme Court's decision today to temporarily lift injunctions against the Trump administration's ban on open service by transgender Americans is just that: temporary.
(2019-01-22). US Supreme Court Says Transgender Military Ban Can Go Ahead. hrw.org 
| | People protest U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the U.S. military, in Times Square, in New York City, New York, U.S., July 26, 2017. | © 2017 Reuters | The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a green light for the Trump Administration's ban on transgender military service to take effect. | When the…
(2019-01-22). 'Unconstitutional hoax': Trump lashes out over FBI 'FISA-gate' revelations. rt.com 
US President Donald Trump has taken note of leaked testimonies by senior FBI and DOJ officials implicated in spying on his campaign in 2016, but has yet to declassify the documents related to the FISA abuse scandal.
(2019-01-19). Exclusive: They Spy with Their Little Eye. consortiumnews.com The Five Eyes, a part of what the NSA calls internally its "global network," have their dirty fingerprints all over the latest spying scandal engulfing New Zealand, writes exiled Kiwi journalist and activist Suzie Dawson. NZ Spy Scandal: Elephants In The Room;… Read more →
(2019-01-19). Brett Kavanaugh is a Threat to Racial Justice and Voting Rights. zcomm.org In light of the proliferation of laws that pose obstacles to voting, the Supreme Court will have the opportunity to further eviscerate the Voting Rights Act…
(2019-01-16). Was that the Onion or Reuters Quoting Mike Pompeo on Venezuela? zcomm.org This Reuters article says "The Maduro regime is illegitimate and the United States will work diligently to restore a real democracy to that country," Pompeo told reporters in Abu Dhabi, where he is on a tour of Middle East countries. " [emphasis added] The Onion might have simply changed "countries" above to "dictatorships" or, Read more…
(2019-01-10). Farewell to bblum6. zcomm.org Bill Blum passed away early last month in Virginia. Many Z Net readers will know his canonical book, Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since WWII, or remember his regular newsletter Anti-Empire Report. My first contact with Bill came in 1995 when I wrote him about something he had written on the Cold War. Read more…
(2019-01-09). New Documents Reveal a Covert British Military-Intelligence Smear Machine Meddling In American Politics. grayzoneproject.com The Integrity Initiative has mobilized an international disinformation campaign across Europe. Now, with government and right-wing foundation money, this massive…
(2019-01-07). Venezuelan Ex-Magistrate Flees to Miami, Pledges to 'Collaborate' with US Authorities. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's Supreme Court claims Christian Zerpa fled a sexual harassment investigation.
(2019-01-03). US Secretary of State Pompeo Enlists Allies to 'Return Democracy' to Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com US allies Brazil and Colombia have repeatedly voiced support for regime change efforts.
(2018-12-04). With INF Ultimatum, Trump's Maximalist Approach Strikes Again. peaceaction.org Washington, D.C. — December 4, 2018 — In response to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement that the U.S. will formally announce its intention to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 60 days if Russia does not come into compliance with the treaty by then, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy […]
(2018-11-29). On Julian Assange and the Political Economy & future of Europe. zcomm.org Interview on the socio-economic transformations taking place within the core of the European Union and how much time is left until it disintegrates…
(2018-11-26). Crucifying Julian Assange. zcomm.org Chris Hedges and Joe Lauria, journalist and editor-in-chief, Consortium, discuss efforts to force #WikiLeaks publisher, #JulianAssange, out of the Ecuador Embassy in London and extradite him to the USA to stand trial.