2020-05-26: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-05-26). US threatens to "disconnect" Australia if it strays from conflict with China. wsws.org Pompeo's bullying intervention is part of an intensifying campaign by Washington to confront China economically and militarily.

WSWS (2020-05-26). Washington's criminal deportations to Haiti threaten to ignite pandemic. wsws.org In addition to slating coronavirus-positive detainees for deportation, Washington is seeking to ship back infamous death squad leader and CIA "asset" Emmanuel "Toto" Constant.

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (2020-05-25). VIPS Memo: To the President—Avoid Hostilities Over Iranian Fuel Shipment to Venezuela. globalresearch.ca MEMORANDUM FOR: The President | FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) | SUBJECT: Avoiding Hostilities Over Iranian Fuel Shipment to Venezuela | Mr. President: | Recent U.S. rhetoric and actions against Venezuela — most immediately regarding Iran's shipping of gasoline desperately needed during …

John Rachel (2020-05-24). Crucial Reading For A Turbulent Time. dissidentvoice.org In an era where a man like Julian Assange can be mercilessly persecuted for just doing honest journalism, it takes a great deal of courage to expose the lies and misdeeds of America's imperial ambitions. Yet they must be exposed and condemned for exactly what they have been and continue to be. No More War: …

Jason Ditz (2020-02-17). DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate. theantimedia.com The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

RT (2020-05-24). 'Dems could pick a GLASS OF WATER as candidate': Trump picks apart Biden & talks 'DEEP STATE' in new softball interview. rt.com President Trump has unloaded on rival Joe Biden, who he said "doesn't know he's alive," and has also promised that his new intelligence director and Attorney General William Barr will "Break the deep state." | In a relatively softball interview broadcast on Sunday, the president boasted to 'Full Measure' host Sharyl Atkinson about his response to the coronavirus pandemic, and slammed the Chinese government for its alleged role in allowing the virus to spread. | However, he saved his most characteristically Trumpian insults for Joe Biden, former Vice President and presumed Democratic candidate in this year's el…