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Pulling a J. Edgar Hoover on Trump

By Robert Parry | Consortium News | January 12, 2017 The decision by the U.S. intelligence community to include in an official report some unverified and salacious accusations against President-elect Donald Trump resembles a tactic out of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s playbook on government-style blackmail: I have some very derogatory information about you that […]

Of Wizards and Washington and the Dreary, Unrelenting Reality of American Politics

A raw and sometimes darkly comic survey of America’s treacherous political terrain By John Chuckman | Aletho News | January 12, 2017 The books about The Wizard of Oz were written as satire on American politics, but Hollywood, in its inimitable way, turned them into a song-and-dance picture for children. Still, one scene in the […]

What I Learned From the Intelligence Report on “Russian Hacking”

corbettreport | January 10, 2017 The propaganda surrounding the “Russia hacked the election” meme is, quite frankly, beneath the intelligence of The Corbett Report community. But this hodgepodge of evidence-free assertions is still driving the 24/7 fake news cycle, so today James rolls up his sleeve and shows the latest propaganda for what it is. […]

CIA, FBI and NSA produce joint report, jointly prove nothing

By Ricardo Vaz | Dissident Voice | January 10, 2017 The recent hysteria surrounding Russia’s alleged interference with the November presidential elections saw another episode after an intelligence report, jointly elaborated by the CIA, FBI and NSA, was released on Friday, January 6th. After weeks of bombshell headlines based on statements from anonymous intelligence officials, […]