On Thursday a four-page memo detailing extensive FISA court abuse was made available to the entire House of Representatives Thursday.
The contents of the memo are so explosive, says Journalist Sara Carter, that it could lead to the removal of senior officials in the FBI and the Department of Justice and the end of Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.
If early reports are accurate, clearly Russia is on board with this. I would assume Syria is also accepting of this move despite whatever words are uttered in opposition. Talk is cheap. Daily Sabah
The Greatest Showman tells the story of P.T. Barnum, the man responsible for the founding of the Ringling Brothers Circus. But there is so much more to this film than the baseline story of society’s outcasts finding success through unconventional means. Above all, The Greatest Showman is a tribute to the resilience of the entrepreneurial spirit.
Yes, baby, it is indeed cold outside.... Up here in central Canada the temperatures have finally "moderated" to near 0 degrees Celcius (32F on the old Fahrenheit scale) with this weekend expected to hover around that temperature before once again plunging down to -20C to -25C range..... It has indeed been a much colder January than in previous years, and again this is due to this planet entering a "solar minimum" that will see winter temperatures much colder for the next decade at least...Yes, it has been cold here in Canada and across much of North America...
Economic growth forecasts for 2018 have been ratcheted higher as data exceeds expectations
Growth rates in BRICS nations such as China and Russia have exceed expectations of the IMF and other forecasts [Xinhua]
The news that China’s GDP growth in 2017 was 6.9 per cent as opposed to the government target of 6.5 per cent and the January 2017 international Monetary Fund (IMF) projection of 6.5 per cent is merely the latest in a sequence of economic data releases that has pushed economists to play catch-up with economic reality.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the opening ceremony of a new exhibition about the Holocaust, the great mass-execution drive of over six million Jews and others deemed by Nazi Germany to be “unfit” for life. The speech was extremely succinct, so much so that we are printing the full translation below along with the video.
Anti-fracking campaigner, Joe Corré, has taken his legal case against chemical giant INEOS to the Court of Appeal in the latest twist to the David and Goliath fight to prevent what is being called a ‘draconian, anti-democratic and oppressive’ injunction against environmental protesters.
Trump makes a big deal about keeping his campaign promises. And, unfortunately, the ones he wants to keep, he does try to keep. Sometimes the courts and occasionally, even Congress, keeps him from keeping the worst of them. His excuse for torpedoing the bipartisan DACA fix was that it flew in the face of one of his ugly outbursts of bigotry during the campaign.
Amid a fresh wave of interest in ‘constructive journalism’, from today Positive News magazine will be available in selected WHSmith shops across the UK
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After the high-carbohydrate Food Pyramid was introduced, diabetes shot through the roof.
Will dancing to Washington’s tune advance the country’s security? Will it benefit the nation in any way at all? These are the questions that arise as Macedonia is trying to revive its efforts to become NATO’s 30th member-state.
It remains to be seen whether Trump’s language, whatever it was, will translate into good policy. In the wake of “S-Gate,” he’s in a strong position.
The US-Iran confrontation is already destabilising parts of the Middle East that were starting to settle down after the defeat of Isis in the second half of last year. “The escalating American threats against Iran mean that the Iranians will be more vigorous in safeguarding their position in Iraq and Syria,” said a former Iraqi minister who did not want his name published.
Mr. J.S. sent along this article, and it is highly significant for the coming years' geopolitical-financial landscape. As the article puts it, China's Silk…
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The anachronistic Cold War mindset must be decommissioned for a new political paradigm of democratic internationalism.
I The recent reference to how the distribution of food in Malayali homes is often skewed against women by the actor Rima Kallingal in a recent talk has sparked off yet another round of attacks against feminists in Kerala. It is interesting to see how this seems to have brought together men of all political … Continue reading From Nangeli to Rima Kallingal: Who are fit to claim Nangeli’s Legacy?
They were deplorable before Trump entered office, greatly deteriorated since his inauguration – an unacceptably dangerous situation, showing no signs of changing.
The Syrian government with support from its Russian, Iranian, and Lebanese allies has embarked on a major military operation to retake parts of Syria’s northern governorate of Idlib. As it does so, the US and its regional allies are rushing to position themselves to ensure the permanent partition of Syria is achieved.
( Photo courtesy : The hoot) (To be published in the special issue of ‘Janata’) The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organised religion, in India and elsewhere, has filled me with horror and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it. Almost always … Continue reading Nehru, Ambedkar and Challenge of Majoritarianism
Retired Australian police detective Michael Smith has evidence of millions of dollars mishandled funds contributed to the Clinton Foundation by the Aussie government.
According to LifeZette an Australian investigative journalist who is a retired police detective said Tuesday he has been asked to provide the FBI with details about multiple allegations of mishandling millions of dollars contributed to the Clinton Foundation by the Aussie government.
Just as North and South Korea achieve important peaceful exchanges, Washington and its NATO allies appear to be moving with determination to sabotage the initiative for averting war on the East Asian peninsula.
Axios reports, that former White House Chief strategist Steve Bannon made a conspicuous slip up during a closed-door testimony to Congress.
Dr Michael Antoniou believes that the vast majority of genome edited organisms would have to be regulated and labelled as GMOs, under the European Court of Justice advocate general's definition
Tehran, 2017. A crowd marks the 38th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution, which overthrew the dynasty of the US-supported Shah. (Photo: Mohammad Hassanzadeh. Source: Wikicommons)
To properly understand what’s going on today with Iran, it is essential to understand the historical context in which current events are taking place.
Tehran, 1953. A resident washes “Yankee Go Home” graffiti from a wall after the CIA-orchestrated coup which restored the Shah to power (Photo: Pahlavi Dynasty. Source: Wikicommons)
21WIRE’s Patrick Henningsen, reporting for RT International, on Trump’s ‘S***hole’ comments and more…
The interest that has been generated by the author’s articles on the scandals around the Yasukuni shrine and other articles on our web-site on the “comfort women” problem has encouraged the author to take a closer look at the inception of much of the hard-core anti-Japanese trend in the ideology of the Republic of Korea.
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United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, January 17, 2018 The Pure Insanity of the Trump-GOP Anti-Immigrant Demagogy: While Europe, Russia, China, and Japan Face Shrinking and Aging Populations, U.S. Is Protected and Replenished by Immigration; Beijing’s Problems Rooted in Ill-Advised One Child per Family Policy; U.S. Workforce Set to Grow 31% [...]
Source : Consortium News, 21-12-2017
21 décembre 2017
Un groupe de vétérans du renseignement états-unien demande instamment au président Trump de faire en sorte que son administration cesse de prétendre faussement que l’Iran est le principal commanditaire du terrorisme alors que des alliés des États-Unis, comme l’Arabie saoudite, sont, eux, beaucoup plus coupables dans ce domaine.
MEMORANDUM POUR : le Président
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Honestly, how many times in your life have you ever run across a headline like this: “Top general says he would resist ‘illegal’ nuke order from Trump”? That was Air Force General John Hyten, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, the present commander of American nuclear forces, speaking at a conference … Continue reading "A Second Korean War?"
On December 21st, 2017, Catalans went to the polls to choose representatives for their Autonomous parliament. This, however, was no normal election for it did not come about because the previous legislative term had ended, or because the sitting president had called for early elections. Rather, it occurred because the central government in Madrid did … Continue reading "What Nerve! Catalonians Trying to Swear in the Coalition That Won the Most Votes"
The war for dominance in the Middle East, following the crushing of ISIS, appears about to commence in Syria – with NATO allies America and Turkey on opposing sides. Turkey is moving armor and troops south to Syria’s border enclave of Afrin, occupied by Kurds, to drive them out, and then drive the Syrian Kurds … Continue reading "A US-Turkish Clash in Syria?"
The Trump administration’s leaks of plans for a “bloody nose” strike on North Korean nuclear and/or missile sites is only the most recent evidence of its effort to sell the idea that the United States is prepared for a first strike against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). But the “bloody nose” leak—and the … Continue reading "Why Trump’s North Korea ‘Bloody Nose’ Campaign Is a Big Bluff"
A month or so ago, rock journalist Steve Knopper called me to discuss how punk music pushed back against Nazis who tried infiltrating the early anarchistic punk music scene. Fascists in London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York seemed drawn to the scene's iconography, rowdiness and anti-establishment perspective. Soon after I went off to Thailand-- the Land of Smiles-- and forgot all about it.
Another mass grave was found near Mosul.
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Two weeks ago, on 5th January 2018, Counterpunch published its follow up investigation to the previous investigation it had carried out into the mysterious personality of “Alice Donovan”, a writer whose pieces both Counterpunch and The Duran had published, and who the Washington Post had exposed following a tip-off from the FBI to be a fictitious personality, with the FBI alleging that she was a Russian intelligence concoction.
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As my readers at home and around the world know, I supported giving Trump a chance as Trump, and only Trump, addressed the two most important issues of our time for both all of humanity and for Americans: (1) avoiding nuclear Armageddon by normalizing relations with Russia, and (2) restoring the American middle class, on whose success political stability in the United States depends, by stopping the offshoring of US jobs and bringing those offshored home.
Last Friday we looked at how sick voters have become of celebrities and CEOs and celebrity CEOs running for office-- and not just of Trumpanzee. One utterly clueless foreign betting firm was giving odds that Oprah Winfrey would win the Democratic presidential nomination. I should have bet!
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | January 18, 2018 I have highlighted much of the mendacious nonsense coming out of the Lancet concerning climate change and pollution issues. Now a hard hitting report by Mikko Paunio, a specialist in public health matters has destroyed both the credibility and integrity […]
Second false missile alert hits Japan just days after Hawaii; the driverless future advances with GM's new autonomous car; and Britain appoints a Minister For Loneliness.
Second false missile alert hits Japan just days after Hawaii; the driverless future advances with GM's new autonomous car; and Britain appoints a Minister For Loneliness.
Anti-fracking campaigner, Joe Corré, has taken his legal case against chemical giant INEOS to the Court of Appeal in the latest twist to the David and Goliath fight to prevent what is being called a ‘draconian, anti-democratic and oppressive’ injunction against environmental protesters.
Anti-fracking campaigner, Joe Corré, has taken his legal case against chemical giant INEOS to the Court of Appeal in the latest twist to the David and Goliath fight to prevent what is being called a ‘draconian, anti-democratic and oppressive’ injunction against environmental protesters.
