CIA Docs Shows UK, France and West Germany Wanted to Bring "Operation Condor" To Europe
Whitney Webb | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-20
A recently declassified CIA document has revealed that members of the intelligence agencies of France, the United Kingdom and West Germany discussed how to establish "an anti-subversive organization similar to [the CIA's Operation] Condor" in their own countries. Described by…
globalresearch.ca/cia-docs-shows-uk-france-and-west-germany-wanted-to-bring-operation-condor-to-europe/5675011

Report on Mueller's Witch Hunt Exposes Russiagate Hoax
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-20
Summarized, redacted or in full doesn't matter. House, Senate and Mueller probes ended with a whimper, not a bang. They laid an egg, discovering nothing connected to the mandate of what was probed. | Russiagate has been and remains a colossal …
globalresearch.ca/report-on-muellers-witch-hunt-exposes-russiagate-hoax/5674953

Easter 2018: Criminal Insanity and the Crucifixion of Truth
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-20
Interesting how on the week before Easter, around Palm Sunday to be exact, they came in and forcefully arrested Julian Assange. Some short time before that the US government once again arrested Chelsea Manning. She was told to ' fess …
globalresearch.ca/easter-2018-criminal-insanity-and-the-crucifixion-of-truth/5675054

Trump Thought Mueller Would Be 'the End of My Presidency.' It Should Be
Will Bunch | commondreams.org | 2019-04-20
Buried on Page 290 of the long-awaited Mueller report into Russia's 2016 election interference and questions of collusion and cover-up surrounding President Donald Trump was one of those rare peeks behind the curtain of our insane presidency — exactly why the 440-page report was so highly anticipated for so long.
commondreams.org/views/2019/04/20/trump-thought-mueller-would-be-end-my-presidency-it-should-be?cd-origin=rss

Mueller Report Says 'Multiple Members' of Trump Transition Approached Foreign Officials to Stop UN Resolution against Israeli Settlements
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-20
The Mueller Report was released today, and one section reveals that "multiple members" of the Trump transition team, led by Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law, "communicated with foreign government officials" in an effort to undermine the Obama White House's decision …
globalresearch.ca/mueller-report-says-multiple-members-of-trump-transition-approached-foreign-officials-to-stop-un-resolution-against-israeli-settlements/5675031

NYT use actual ex-FBI agent to warn readers of Barr's 'Russian disinfo tactic' (with Soviet imagery)
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-20
The Mueller report didn't just clear President Donald Trump of colluding with Russia, the New York Times said, it handed Russia's Vladimir Putin the "ultimate victory." If you thought otherwise, blame secret Soviet mind games. | …
rt.com/usa/457118-nyt-soviet-tactics-mueller-barr/

Detroit Fiat Chrysler autoworkers defend Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-20
A WSWS Autoworker Newsletter campaign team spoke to workers Thursday at the Warren Stamping plant outside of Detroit about the importance of the defense of whistleblowers Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/20/warr-a20.html

Exradition: Wikileaks and the IRA in SF
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2019-04-20
The looming extradition of Julian Assange to the US reminds us off another such case in San Francisco 25 years ago.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/20/18822860.php

Australia: University of Melbourne IYSSE holds successful meeting in defence of Julian Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-20
Students at the meeting voted unanimously for a resolution to fight for the freedom of the WikiLeaks publisher.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/20/iysa-a20.html

The Mueller report and the campaign against Russia
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-20
An editorial in the New York Times makes clear that the central purpose of the Democrats' campaign against Trump has been to demand more aggressive action against Russia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/20/pers-a20.html

Iranian Intelligence Dismantles U.S.-U.K. Spy Network
plenglish | plenglish.com | 2019-04-20
Tehran, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Iranian intelligence dismantled spy networks from the United States and the United Kingdom, revealed the minister of the sector, Mahmud Alavi, quoted this Saturday the local press.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41094&SEO=iranian-intelligence-dismantles-u.s.-u.k.-spy-network

CIA director called out for complicity in torture
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-20
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Gina Haspel was delivering a recruiting pitch to students at Auburn University on Thursday where she was called out by an audience member for her participation in torture and other crimes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/20/hasp-a20.html

The Best Hot Take on the Mueller Report Is From 1796
Jon Schwarz | theintercept.com | 2019-04-20
Washington called all of this in his prescient Farewell Address as he left office. As he feared, the spirit of party has overwhelmed the U.S. political system.
theintercept.com/2019/04/20/mueller-report-george-washington-farewell-address/

Formerly-jailed Australian journalist fronts corporate media attack on Julian Assange
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-20
Peter Greste, once incarcerated by the US-backed Egyptian junta, is using his reputation as a victim of attacks on press freedom to support the Washington-led efforts to suppress WikiLeaks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/20/gres-a20.html

What the Mueller Report Doesn't Say
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2019-04-20
"When you read it, it's pretty devastating," said former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The New Yorker columnist Susan Glasse wrote "The Mueller Report Won't End Trump's Presidency, But It Sure Makes Him Look Bad… After reading the report, it was hard to recall the world of utter vindication and Presidential victimization that Attorney General Barr had painted earlier in the day."
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/20/18822857.php

'From pariah to linchpin in proving anti-Trump spy scandal'– George Papadopoulos to Larry King on RT
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-20
"Entrapped" by FBI agents in London, ex-Donald Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos shared the mysterious circumstances that led to his arrest — and to the opening of the Mueller probe — with Larry King on RT's Politicking. | …
rt.com/usa/457098-papadopoulos-mueller-larry-king/

On WikiLeaks, Mueller Ignored Findings of Former US Intelligence Officials
Kevin Gosztola | theantimedia.com | 2019-04-20
(SP) — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on an investigation into alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election does not confirm, without a doubt, that Russian intelligence agents or individuals tied to Russian intelligence agencies passed on emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign to WikiLeaks. Mueller's team highlighted statements from WikiLeaks on Twitter about former …

On WikiLeaks, Mueller Ignored Findings of Former US Intelligence Officials

AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-04-19
AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry…
thenation.com/article/aoc-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-impeachment-trump-mueller-report/

Roaming Charges: Time is Blind, Man is Stupid
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Some names always seem to resurface in American political scandals, so it was no surprise to stumble across "Ledeen" on page 63 of Mueller's Report, highlighting a scheme by Barbara Ledeen (wife of Iran/contra figure and Mike Flynn pal Michael) to track down HRC's emails at Flynn's request on behalf of the Trump campaign, an operation that funded in part by a $30,000 contribution from the blood-drenched accounts of Erik Prince.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/time-is-blind-man-is-stupid/

US-North Korea Summit 3.0? Pyongyang Accuses Pompeo and Bolton of Creating "An Atmosphere of Hostility and Mistrust"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-19
Days earlier, Trump said a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be a good idea. | Two earlier ones achieved virtually nothing toward stepping back from the brink on the Korean peninsula toward regional peace, stability, and normalized …
globalresearch.ca/us-north-korea-summit-3-0-pyongyang-accuses-pompeo-and-bolton-of-creating-an-atmosphere-of-hostility-and-mistrust/5674955

On WikiLeaks Email Releases, Mueller Team Ignored Findings Of Former US Intelligence Officials
Kevin Gosztola | shadowproof.com | 2019-04-19
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on an investigation into alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election does not confirm, without a doubt, that Russian intelligence agents or individuals tied to Russian intelligence agencies passed on emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign to WikiLeaks. | Mueller's team highlighted statements from WikiLeaks on Twitter about former Democratic National Committee (DNC) staff member Seth Rich, which seemed to relate to the alleged source of emails and documents the organization published. Yet, more explicit claims from WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Ass…
shadowproof.com/2019/04/19/on-wikileaks-email-releases-mueller-team-ignored-findings-of-former-us-intelligence-officials/

To Never Forget or Never Remember
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
"I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget" –Winnie The Pooh The act of "Never Forgetting" is being militarized against Muslims once again. And this is by a President who is popular because of his willful act of forgetting–that is nostalgia. On the heels of China's use of Artificial Intelligence to…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/to-never-forget-or-never-remember/

UK Blurring Two Very Different Extradition Claims
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-19
The Swedish and U.S. claims are vastly different, writes Jonathan Cook. But the public conversation in the U.K. is simply about which has first dibs on Assange. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net In a previous blog post, I warned that the media and political… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/19/uk-blurring-two-very-different-extradition-claims/

Julian Assange as Neuroses
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-19
Julian Assange continues to ripple and roam as a cipher through the political and media scape of the world. Detained in Belmarsh maximum security prison, the sort of stately abode only reserved for the most dangerous of criminals, many with indeterminate sentences, he electrifies and concerns. The US political classes continue to simmer with an …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/julian-assange-as-neuroses/

Before Ousting Assange, Moreno Government Spied on the Journalist for Over a Year
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-19
Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning brought the U.S. government to its knees by exposing its torture of Guantanamo Bay detainees and war crimes in Iraq. They have been trying to recover ever since and the Trump administration is now more than ever willing to exact full revenge upon those who exposed the truth.
mintpressnews.com/before-ousting-assange-moreno-government-spied-on-the-journalist-for-over-a-year/257621/

26th Vigil Held With Assange in Jail
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-19
The 26th Vigil for Julian Assange was held Friday with the latest news on the WikiLeaks founder and the Mueller Report. Watch it here. Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/19/with-assange-in-jail-join-us-for-the-26th-vigil/

Julian Assange as Neuroses
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-19
Julian Assange continues to ripple and roam as a cipher through the political and media scape of the world. Detained in Belmarsh maximum security prison, the sort of stately abode only reserved for the most dangerous of criminals, many with …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-as-neuroses/5674957

From Jesus Christ to Julian Assange: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — George Orwell When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals. In the current governmental climate, where laws that run counter to the dictates of the Constitution are made in secret, passed without debate,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/from-jesus-christ-to-julian-assange-when-dissidents-become-enemies-of-the-state/

CN Radio–Episode 7: Francis Boyle on Extradition of Julian Assange
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-19
With Julian Assange facing an extradition hearing on May 2, Consortium News Radio speaks with international law expert Francis Boyle, professor at the University of Illinois. Francis Boyle on the U.S.-UK extradition treaty and the way forward for Assange. (30… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/19/cn-radio-episode-7-francis-boyle-on-extradition-of-julian-assange/

What we know so far from the Mueller Report
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-19
On Thursday, Special Attorney Robert Mueller's report on alleged "Russian interference" in the 2016 US elections was finally published, albeit partially censored. The report contains information on an investigation into the Donald Trump campaign's alleged connection with Russian authorities, as well as the possible methods of Russian influence in the elections. The document was submitted …
uwidata.com/3154-what-we-know-so-far-from-the-mueller-report/

Mueller Report: A Battle Over Maintaining 'Imperial Hegemony' (Pt 1/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-19
Gerald Horne and Kamau Franklin discuss the Mueller Report, Russiagate, and whether alleged Russian interference in the U.S. elections is actually significant…
therealnews.com/stories/mueller-report-a-battle-over-maintaining-imperial-hegemony-pt-1-2

Mueller report: "Miners for Trump" rally in Pittsburgh was a fake
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-19
PITTSBURGH–Remember going to a "Miners for Trump" rally in downtown Pittsburgh, a month before the November 2016 general election? If you did, you were fooled by a Russian fake. A poster for the Oct. 2, 2016 rally, featuring a miner on a coal-black background wearing a headlamp-lit hard hat, illustrates the wide range of Russian-generated …
peoplesworld.org/article/mueller-report-miners-for-trump-rally-in-pittsburgh-was-a-fake/

The Strange Success of Russiagate
Nicky Reid | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
It was the popcorn fart heard round the world. After two years of the vilest Russophobic hysteria seen since McCarthy was hauled off to a laughing academy in a straight-jacket, Robert Mueller, patron saint of butt-hurt Dems and indefinite Muslim detention, came to a conclusion on Russiagate only stunning to those of us who don't…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/the-strange-success-of-russiagate/

Will the Mueller Report Help Defeat Trump in 2020? (Pt 2/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-19
Trump and his base will remain unaffected by the Mueller Report, and it will mainly serve as a "political football" between Republicans and Democrats, say Gerald Horne and Kamau Franklin, but it can still be used against Trump in 2020…
therealnews.com/stories/will-the-mueller-report-help-defeat-trump-in-2020-pt-2-2

The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation
Bruce Shapiro | thenation.com | 2019-04-19
The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation…
thenation.com/article/mueller-report-roadmap-obstruction-congress-impeachment/

The Mueller Report: Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston on Trump-Russia Ties, Obstruction & More
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-19
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and President Trump's attempts to impede the special counsel's investigation. The report states the campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," but Mueller concluded, "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." Mueller also outlined…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/19/the_mueller_report_glenn_greenwald_vs

The Mueller Report Shows How Bad Trump Is. Now What?
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2019-04-19
To get too caught up in Russian interference and the unfairness of the American electoral system is to overlook Trump's power, and to risk not learning the lessons of his popularity.
progressive.org/dispatches/mueller-report-conniff-190419/

House Escalates Trump Inquiry With Subpoena for Full Mueller Report
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-19
WASHINGTON–The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel Robert Mueller's report as Congress escalates its investigation of President Donald Trump. | "It now falls to Congress to determine the full scope of that alleged misconduct and to decide what steps we must take going forward," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. He expects the Justice Department to comply by May 1. | While Mueller declined to prosecute Trump on obstruction of justice, he did not exonerate the president, all but leaving the question to Congress. | Mueller's report provides fresh evidence of Tr…
truthdig.com/articles/house-escalates-trump-inquiry-with-subpoena-for-full-mueller-report/

Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston on the Mueller Report
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-19
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and President Trump's attempts to impede the special counsel's investigation. The report states the campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," but Mueller concluded, "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." Mueller also outli…
truthout.org/video/glenn-greenwald-vs-david-cay-johnston-on-the-mueller-report/

Top 20 Mueller Report "Findings"
Joshua Frank | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
There are a few things stand out as the most relevant in Robert Mueller's Special Council report on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, which was released in redacted form on Thursday. After consuming as much of the report as a sane person possibly can (I'm attempting to save you the trouble), here are what I see as the more important Mueller finds.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/top-20-mueller-report-findings/

MSM defends 'extremely accurate' Russiagate coverage despite Mueller report
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-19
Even with the 'Russian collusion' narrative buried by the Mueller report, some mainstream journalists have come out to claim their anti-Trump coverage was backed up by the report. Were they reading a different report? | …
rt.com/usa/457039-cnn-mueller-report-coverage-collusion/

US intelligence agencies show 'unprecedented' leftward slant & anti-Trump bias — former CIA analyst
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-19
The political Left increasingly dominates US intelligence agencies and that "bias may have crept into CIA analyses," a former analyst in the agency claims, calling out former colleagues for their increasingly illiberal liberalism. | …
rt.com/usa/456970-intelligence-agencies-skew-left-cia/

William Barr Misled Everyone About the Mueller Report. Now Democrats Are Calling for His Resignation
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-04-19
Instead of an honest reading of the Mueller report, Trump's attorney general distorted it. Now, Democrats are calling for his resignation.
theintercept.com/2019/04/19/william-barr-mueller-report/

Mueller report re-ignites political warfare in Washington
WSWS | wsws.org | 2019-04-19
Congressional Democrats and their media backers are seeking to use the findings of the investigation to boost their right-wing anti-Russia campaign.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/04/19/muel-a19.html

'It was collusion, buy my book': #Resistance journalist has 453-tweet meltdown over Mueller report
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-19
The Mueller report left some of President Donald Trump's conduct up for debate, but clearly stated no collusion with Russia took place. Not for one journalist, who launched a Twitter crusade to prove otherwise…with 453 tweets. | …
rt.com/usa/457045-russiagate-mueller-resistance-tweet-spree/

Let's hear out Assange? US intelligence veterans say Mueller failed to prove 'Russian hacking'
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-19
A group of veteran intelligence professionals have warned that the Mueller report contains no proof to back up claims of 'Russian hacking' and said WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange might shed some light on it. | …
rt.com/usa/456964-mueller-assange-intelligence-professionals/

Demanding to Hear Directly From Mueller, Nadler Subpoenas Full, Unredacted Report Friday
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-04-19
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Friday morning that the entire unredacted Mueller Report would be subpoenaed by his committee "in the next couple of hours," reiterating that Democrats are not satisfied with the Trump administration's suggestion that the report is a closed matter. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-04-19_at_9.35.35_am.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/19/demanding-hear-directly-mueller-nadler-subpoenas-full-unredacted-report-friday?cd-origin=rss

'Total bulls**t': Trump blasts 'fabricated' statements in Mueller report
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-19
US President Donald Trump unleashed scathing remarks about special counsel Robert Mueller's "crazy" report on Friday, saying it was written by "angry Democrats" and contains statements which are "total bulls**t." | …
rt.com/usa/457016-trump-mueller-report-hoax/

With Nation Distracted by Mueller Report, Facebook Admits Millions of Users' Passwords Affected by Latest Privacy Breach
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-04-19
In what critics denounced as a classic "news dump," Facebook appeared to take advantage Thursday of the Mueller report capturing the nation's attention, and chose the same time to reveal that millions of users' passwords had been stored on the site in a readable format. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/facebook1_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/19/nation-distracted-mueller-report-facebook-admits-millions-users-passwords-affected?cd-origin=rss

US House Judiciary Chair subpoenas attorney general for unredacted Mueller report
RT | rt.com | 2019-04-19
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler has subpoenaed the Justice Department for a full, unredacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, as well as its underlying evidence. | …
rt.com/news/457014-subpoena-barr-unredacted-mueller-report/