Iraqi forces repel ISIS offensive
south of Mosul, 38 killed
U.S.-led forces using
white phosphorus in populated areas in Iraq
and Syria;
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria
appears to have used white phosphorus-loaded
munitions on at least two occasions in
densely populated areas of Mosul and Raqqa
Syria:
U.S. troops are in Raqqa near the
Islamic State's front line;
Boots on the ground: Elite U.S. troops are
in Raqqa near the Islamic State's front line
Syrian activists: At
least 7 killed in Raqqa airstrike;
The activist collective Raqqa24 says seven
people were killed Saturday when coalition
aircraft bombed al-Nour street in Raqqa, in
northern
Russia: US Coalition Providing Safe
Corridors For ISIS To Flee Raqqa:
US-led coalition
warplanes 'shower IS' Syria bastion Raqqa
with white phosphorus':
The aircraft reportedly dropped the
incendiary substance, which if used in the
vicinity of civilian concentrations can be
considered a war crime, over the city on
Thursday
Human rights groups say US-led
coalition used white phosphorous in
populated areas of Iraq, Syria
US-Led Forces Working
With Islamic State Group in Raqqa: Russia:
"Instead of eliminating terrorists guilty of
killing hundreds and thousands of Syrian
civilians, the U.S.-led coalition - enters
into collusion with ringleaders of the ISIL
(Islamic State group),
Syrian government
soldiers and allied forces reach Iraqi
border for first time since 2015.
The SANA report said the advance came after
"the last" ISIL fighters in the area "were
eliminated".
3 children,
grandmother killed in Saudi coalition strike
on Yemeni capital
(VIDEO)
Sudan to dispatch
additional troops to Yemen:
Sudan’s state minister of defence Maj. Gen.
Ali Salim disclosed that preparations are
underway to send a new batch of troops to
Yemen
Qatar Must Stop
Funding Terror, Extremist Ideology, Says
Donald Trump:
"The nation of Qatar has unfortunately been
funding terrorism, and at a very high
level", President Trump said during an
appearance alongside Romanian President
Klaus Iohannis at the White House.
Tillerson Calls for
Saudi-Led Group to Ease Qatar Blockade;
Tillerson said Friday in Washington that he
believes the countries involved in the
dispute -- all U.S. allies -- are stronger
together, and “the elements of a solution
are available.”
Israel, Saudi, UAE team up in anti-Qatar
lobbying move:
US legislation threatening Qatar for Hamas
support is tied to donations from UAE,
Saudi, and Israel lobbyists.
Qatar, accused of
supporting terrorism, hires ex-U.S. attorney
general;
Qatar will pay the Ashcroft Law Firm $2.5
million for a 90-day period
Erdogan vows to keep
supporting Qatar;
"There are those who are uncomfortable with
us standing by our Qatari brothers,
providing them with food. I'm sorry, we will
continue to give Qatar every kind of
support."
Germany's Gabriel warns Qatar crisis
could lead to war - newspaper
Watch: Shocking: Rep. Dana
Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was
"Positive";
14 killed as soldiers
clash over drought relief aid in Somalia:
Soldiers clashed over food aid in
drought-ravaged Somalia’s southwestern city
of Baidoa, where tens of thousands of people
have streamed in seeking assistance.
Eight Migrant Bodies
Found off Libya, Dozens Feared Missing:
Libyan coastguards recovered the bodies of
eight migrants from an inflatable boat found
east of Tripoli on Saturday, with dozens of
other migrants feared missing, a spokesman
said.
Three UN peacekeepers
killed in Mali attack:
More than 100 soldiers have died in recent
months in Mali, making it the most deadly
United Nations mission to date.
Indian army says it
has killed 6 insurgents in Kashmir;
An army spokesman, said the soldiers spotted
a group of heavily armed militants in
western Uri sector Friday and an exchange of
gunfire left five "intruders" dead.
US kills Afghan
forces in Helmand:
The US military command confirms
‘friendly-fire’ incident during joint
operation by Afghan and American forces.
U.S. kills at least 3
policemen in Afghanistan:
US military command in Kabul acknowledged
the casualties and expressed condolences to
those “affected by this unfortunate
incident.”
Gunmen attack mosque
in Afghanistan, killing 3;
The ministry said that nine others were
wounded in the Friday night attack in Gardez
2 US soldiers killed
by Afghan soldier;
Taliban takes credit for attack
13 marines killed as
fighting rages in Marawi City;
US confirms it is 'assisting' Philippine
army in besieged Marawi where fighting broke
out more than two weeks ago.
U.S. Joins Battle
Against ISIS-Linked Militants in Philippines;
The U.S. Embassy in Manila said that U.S.
special operations forces were providing
help to Filipino troops battling the Maute
and Abu Sayyaf militants in Marawi.
UK; MPs threaten to
oust PM by end of the year
-; The party was plunged into civil war
after the Prime Minister lost her Commons
majority
'Lame duck' May
fights for survival on two fronts;
She is likely to face a vote of confidence
in the reconvened new parliament where the
Conservatives are a minority after a
disastrous election ended with a hung
parliament.
DUP says it will form
government with Theresa May with no need for
formal coalition;
The Northern Irish party, said their support
would come at a cost and they would demand
more resources for Northern Ireland and
clout in trade deals and Brexit talks.
What connects Brexit,
the DUP, dark money and a Saudi prince?:
The story of a massive donation to the DUP
is like a John le Carré novel – but voters
need facts, not fiction
ISIS Recruiter Who Radicalized
London Bridge Attackers Was Protected by MI5
Brazil Court Decides
Not to Oust Scandal-Plagued Temer;
The court voted 4-3 to acquit the
Rousseff-Temer ticket, avoiding the removal
of Temer, who has been besieged by economic
recession and corruption scandals since
replacing Rousseff last year.
China Works with
Venezuela to Diversify Economy, Expand
Agriculture and Industry:
Menendez said that a working group was
established to initiate the planning process
for installing a truck factory, and an
engine production line there.
California teams up
with Germany to tackle climate change amid
US withdrawal
: The effort comes days after California
signed a cooperation deal with China
following the US pull-out from the Paris
accord.
Watch; Chelsea
Manning thanks Obama in first interview:
Chelsea Manning, the former US soldier
jailed for leaking classified information,
has spoken out for the first time since her
release, accepting responsibility for her
crime and thanking President Barack Obama.
Judge denies bail for
accused NSA leaker Reality Winner after not
guilty plea:
Winner faces up to 10 years in prison, if
convicted. (Reuters)
US cities brace for
‘anti-sharia’ marches;
Marches against Islamic law were planned
Saturday in more than two dozen cities
across the United States
Secret Recording
Reveals GOP Lawmaker Freaking out About
'Going Down With the Ship' for Trump;
As the president continues to unravel,
Republicans are beginning to panic.
Trump Can Take
Payments From Foreign Governments, U.S. Says:
President isn’t violating the Constitution
by accepting payments for goods and services
from foreign governments without
congressional approval.
The DNC’s Security
Firm, Was Under Contract With The FBI:
After the alleged hacking, the DNC retained
a private security
firm?—?CrowdStrike?—?which made the
determination that the Russian government
was responsible.
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Iraq; Mosul battle:
IS kills 230 fleeing civilians, says UN;
At least 204 are believed to have been shot
dead by militants during clashes with Iraqi
security forces in the Shifa district.
U.S. downs pro-Syrian
drone that fired at coalition forces:
spokesman;
The United States shot down a pro-Syrian
government drone that fired toward U.S.-led
coalition forces in Syria on Thursday, a
U.S. military spokesman said
Syria warns U.S.,
tells it to stop strikes - state TV:
It called the coalition illegitimate and
said its actions only served to strengthen
Islamic State. It did not elaborate or issue
a specific threat.
Lavrov Confirms
Pentagon Is Lying. There Are No Agreed-Upon
'De-Confliction Zones' in Syria:
Lavrov corrects the record after Pentagon
pretends Moscow is okay with US occupation
of southern Syria
Watch; Moment gunmen
burst into Tehran building:
CCTV footage shows the moment a deadly
terror attack began in Tehran on Wednesday
morning.
Iran offers Qatar use
of its ports as Gulf blockade bites:
Iran has rallied to Qatar’s aid, offering
the Gulf state the use of three of its ports
to import supplies as its Arab neighbours
seek to isolate the emirate.
Qatar 'not ready to
change foreign policy':
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
says Qatar has never experienced such
hostility even from an enemy country.
Qatar: Turkish
soldiers coming for sake of region:
Qatar’s top diplomat has said Turkish troops
are en route to the embattled Gulf country
“for the security of the entire region.
If Erdogan Puts
Troops in Qatar, He Is Signing His Death
Warrant;
Op-Ed: Erodgan could be making the biggest
mistake of his life.
Al Jazeera media
platforms under cyberattack;
Website and digital platforms of entire
Doha-based network undergoing 'systematic
and continual hacking attempts'.
Yemen: U.S. Senate
will vote on resolution that aims to block
precision-guided bomb sale that Trump
supports:
Human rights groups have repeatedly accused
Saudi’s military campaign in Yemen of war
crimes
Why Trump’s Saudi
Arms Deal is a Bum Deal:
The case against selling weapons to Saudi
Arabia is a powerful one for many reasons
Yemen cholera cases
pass the 100,000 mark: WHO;
"To date, 101,820 suspected cholera cases
and 789 deaths have been reported in 19
governorates," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic
told Reuters.
US, Israel 'jointly
engaged in street fighting' at UN;
US and Israel lead a campaign of
intimidation against the UN to forcibly
rehabilitate Israel's international
standing.
Al Shabaab kills 38
in Somalia's Puntland: military:
"We confirm 38 people, mostly soldiers,
killed and 18 others were wounded. I believe
some were captured alive and taken away,"
Major Mohamed Abdi, a Puntland military
officer, told Reuters.
Six Taliban militants
killed in Afghanistan:
"The army launched a raid on Wednesday night
in Imam Sahib that began the clashes," the
official told Xinhua news agency.
Putin says Kremlin
critic U.S. Senator McCain "lives in Old
World";
McCain said last week Putin was a bigger
threat to global security than Islamic
State, and warned the Senate would push for
tougher sanctions against Moscow
Putin Vows Response
to 'Eliminate NATO Threat' If Sweden Joins
U.S.-Led Alliance:
“We will interpret that as an additional
threat for Russia and we will think about
how to eliminate this threat.”
Russia’s Vladimir
Putin v. NBC’s Megyn Kelly;
“Vladimir Putin said that the U.S. is using
terrorists against Assad and that the same
terrorists are likely to bite back.”
UK Conservative party
set to lose parliamentary majority: Exit
poll:
Exit poll suggests Theresa May will win 314
seats in Britain's election, short of a
majority in the 650-seat parliament
Watch Live: UK
Election Results
- Sky News
Watch Live: UK
General Election Results Programe
- BBC News
Brazil election court
weighs Temer's fate:
Judges on Brazil's election court were
expected to begin voting Thursday on whether
to strip President Michel Temer of his
mandate, plunging Brazil into its second
leadership crisis in a year.
Deaths from drug
overdoses see largest increase in US history;
In 2016 more than 59,000 people died from
drug overdoses, a 19 percent increase from
2015.
437,000 deportation
cases backlogged, hearings delayed to 2022;
The number of backlogged court cases has
grown to a ratio of 1,456 per judge,
prompting some courts to schedule
deportation cases as far out as February
2022, according to Government Accountability
Office
COMEY: I LEAKED TOO!
FBI director drops bombshell that he 'got
his version out' after he was fired in
devastating testimony calling Trump a LIAR
who he felt ordered him to CLEAR Flynn but
NOT drop Russia probe.
Trump’s lawyer calls
for investigation of Comey for leaking
'privileged communications'
: Kaskowitz said in a
statement after the end of the open hearing,
means that Comey “is one of these leakers”
that Trump had asked him to investigate.
Watch: Comey said
Loretta Lynch told him not to call the
Clinton email probe an 'investigation;
Comey said Lynch told him to refer to
Clinton's email scandal as a "matter."
James Comey, a
Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the
Game:
Comey never fully voiced concerns to Trump’s
face. Instead, he wrote them down.
Trump lawyer says
James Comey made ‘unauthorized disclosures’
of privileged talks:
Accuse the former FBI director of directing
unauthorized news leaks to intentionally
damage the president.
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US-led coalition
airstrikes kill 17 Syrian militants
- 30 civilians have been killed in the last
48 hours in US-led anti-ISIS coalition
airstrikes on Raqqa.
U.S.
Kills 2 Syrian Soldiers Near Iraqi Border;
The U.S. Coalition carried out the airstrike
after they sent a warning to the Syrian Army
personnel to halt their advance against the
Free Syrian Army (FSA) near the Iraqi
border.
Fact or
fiction?
US Forces Offer ISIL
Terrorists Safe Exit from Raqqa:
The US-led coalition’s helicopters are
carrying out suspicious missions in the
Syrian city of Raqqa, according to Russian
media reports.
Russia, Syria censure
US airstrike;
Syria and
Russia have condemned the latest deadly
attack targeting an army position in Syria’s
Homs Province, saying it proves Washington’s
support for terrorism.
Lavrov says
declaration of deconfliction zones without
Damascus consent illegitimate;
"We hope that the
coalition will abide by the agreement
reached with us that de-escalation zones
must be agreed on in details with all the
parties concerned," Lavrov said.
Iraq: Suicide bomber
kills nine civilians , including children,
in Anbar:
“Followed by security services, the attacker
tried to hide in one of the houses in
al-Gara, central Hit. He gathered a group of
children on the street and then blew himself
up.”
Iraqi troops liberate
21 villages on the border with Syria:
The Iraqi forces will strike southwards in a
bid to reach the Anbar governorate and
cutoff ISIS militants in Iraq from the Deir
Ezzor governorate.
Iraqi government
accused of firing white phosphorus shells
into Mosul:
Watch: White phosphorus munitions were used
in western Mosul on Saturday, Human Rights
Watch said, based on their analysis of still
photographs and videos taken by a number of
television channels.
Brothers who escaped
ISIS in Mosul tortured to death by elite
Iraqi unit (GRAPHIC IMAGES)
; One photo of the interrogation depicted a
soldier poking the eye of Leith Abdullah
Hassan with a finger. Other footage showed
the soldier holding a knife to one of the
brothers' head
Iraqi Kurds plan
independence referendum on 25 September:
Analysts say the referendum is likely to
pass although not all political parties in
Kurdistan have expressed their support
Iran:
12 dead as Islamic State claims attacks on
parliament and shrine:
Dozens more injured in
twin attacks on parliament and tomb of late
revolutionary leader in Tehran.
ISIS Publishes Video
Allegedly From Tehran Parliament Attack:
ISIS’ official news outlet Amaq posted a
video featuring two apparent terrorists, one
toting a gun, from inside the Wednesday
morning attack
Iran Revolutionary
Guards blame Saudi Arabia for deadly attacks
in Tehran:
“Let there be no doubt that we will take
revenge for today's attacks in Tehran, on
terrorists, their affiliates and their
supporters,” he said
Turkish MPs approve faster troop deployment
to Qatar
: Turkey's parliament has passed a draft
bill allowing troops to be deployed to a
military base in Qatar. It comes amid a
diplomatic row between Qatar and Arab
nations.
German Foreign
Minister Supports Qatar, Bashes Trump;
Sigmar Gabriel slams a concerted move by
Arab states to sever ties with Qatar and
accuses the US president of exacerbating
Middle Eastern tensions in an interview with
Handelsblatt.
Envoy: Iran, China
Increasing Military Exchanges;
Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Pang Sen
underlined anti-terrorism cooperation with
Iran, adding that the two countries have
strengthened their military cooperation and
exchanges.
Has Trump been fooled
by Russians planting fake news on Qatar
crisis? :
On May 23 hackers planted a news report on
its Qatar News Agency that attributed fake
quotes to the country's leader that appeared
sympathetic to Iran and Israel, both Qatar
and US officials claim.
Qatar in talks with
Turkey and Iran to provide food, water —
official
; Official said there
were enough grain supplies in the market in
Qatar to last four weeks and that the
government also had large strategic food
reserves in Doha.
Germany to withdraw
troops from Turkey's Incirlik:
Jets and equipment will be redeployed to
Jordan's al-Asraq base, according to German
Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen.
Aid Coordinator in
Yemen Had Secret Job Overseeing U.S.
Commando Shipments:
He was shipping materials for elite military
commandos under a clandestine contract his
employer had with the Pentagon.
UK bombs sold to
Saudi Arabia contributed to ‘81 unlawful
attacks in Yemen’:
The UK has been criticised for selling £3
billion worth of arms to the Kingdom over
two years
UK should ban imports
from illegal Israeli settlements - Amnesty
: Amnesty is launching a new campaign
calling on all countries to prohibit
settlement goods from their markets and to
prevent their companies from operating in
settlements or trading in settlement goods.
Sick joke?
Envoy Haley says US
won't let the UN 'bully' Israel anymore:
"I have never taken kindly to bullies and
the U.N. has bullied Israel for a very long
time and we are not going to let that happen
anymore."
NSA Keeps Details of
Israel’s Attack On USS Liberty Secret:
Gallo, found himself and his fellow
shipmates in the midst of an attack that
would kill 34 Americans.
Afghanistan:7 killed
in explosion at Great Mosque of Herat;
Ministry officials said that explosives
placed on a motorcycle were detonated at the
entrance gate to the mosque.
Kremlin denies
accusations that Russia tried to hack U.S.
voting equipment:
"This assertion has absolutely nothing to do
with reality," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov told a conference call.
Sen. Warner Says
Russian Hacking Was “Much Broader Than Has
Been Reported So Far
:
Donald Trump's
alleged Russia links will dwarf Watergate
scandal, says James Clapper:Clapper
said Russia's interference in the 2016
presidential election was an "assault" on
the US, and the President's pro-Russia
stance was "inexplicable".
Trump's 'been clear
to me' to try to rebuild Russia ties:
Tillerson:
Tillerson said Trump told him to try to
improve ties with Russia regardless of the
U.S. political backdrop.
Controlled explosion
carried out near US embassy in London:
Specialist officers are at the scene along
with ambulance and fire service vehicles and
cordons have been put in place.
ISIS recruiter who
radicalised London Bridge attackers was
protected by MI5;
The press has largely ignored the extent to
which Choudary’s uncanny freedom to operate
in Britain
Theresa May: I’ll rip
up human rights laws:
May is prepared to rip up human rights laws
to impose new restrictions on terror
suspects, as she sought to gain control over
the security agenda just 36 hours before the
polls open.
Majority of British
voters agree with Corbyn's claim UK foreign
policy increases risk of terrorism:
Interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya
have made atrocities on UK soil more likely,
majority of public believe.
This is how to end
Islamic State terror - and stop British
foreign policy blowback:
It's time for a difficult conversation about
the British government's overt and covert
military interventions which have made the
UK a breeding ground for violent extremism
98% of Greeks
consider economic situation as “bad”, survey
finds;
Overall, a median of only 46% in the 32
nations surveyed this year say their current
economy is doing well.
Drug overdoses are
now the leading cause of death among
Americans under 50:
New data compiled from hundreds of health
agencies reveals the extent of the drug
overdose epidemic last year.
Read
James Comey’s Prepared Remarks for Testimony;
The former F.B.I. director is scheduled to
testify before the Senate Intelligence
Committee on Thursday. Following are his
prepared remarks to open the public hearing.
War criminal:
Obama delivers a new
veiled slap at Trump:
Warns that America could descend into
'extreme nationalism and xenophobia and the
politics of us-versus-them'
Private Toll
Operators Salivate Over Donald Trump’s
Infrastructure Plan:
Investors are hoping to transform the
nation’s highways, bridges, and tunnels into
assets they can monetize by adding tolls and
other user fees.
Reality Winner: NSA
contractor and environmentalist repulsed by
Trump:
Friend describes Winner, first person
charged by Trump administration with
violating Espionage Act, as ‘obsessed’ with
fight against Isis
Snowden Comes To
Defense Of Jailed NSA Contractor Reality
Winner:
Snowden argues that Winner should be
released on bail pending her trial and said
that for the government to hold any “citizen
incommunicado should outrage” anyone
concerned about the free press,
Did the FBI have
evidence of a breach larger than Snowden?
; A former U.S. intelligence contractor is
suing former FBI Director James Comey,
alleging the bureau has covered up evidence
showing widespread spying on Americans that
violated civil liberties.
Trump picks former
Justice Department official to replace Comey
at FBI: ;
Wray, represented New Jersey Governor Chris
Christie in the Bridgegate scandal
June 06, 2017
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UN: ISIL kills 163
people in Mosul in one day:
'Bodies of murdered Iraqis lay in streets'
after ISIL shooting, an apparent bid to
prevent civilians fleeing, UN says.
Disturbing images
emerge of torture in ‘liberated’ Iraq:
Iraqi and US crimes against humanity in and
around Mosul threaten the fragile unity of
the broken Iraqi nation.
Over 50 jihadist
fighters killed as Syrian Army drives back
ISIS :
Islamic State commanders have gone all-in to
capture the eastern city of Deir Ezzor,
throwing waves of adolescent militants at
the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) across several
points.
United
States-led airstrike kills 21 civilians in
Syria as victims tried to escape Islamic
State:
A United States-led coalition air
strike killed 21 civilians as they tried to
escape the Islamic State group's Syrian
bastion of Raqa
Omran's father said rebels offered
him "big amounts of money" to lie about the
Syrian gov't
Two Saudi Servicemen
Killed by Yemeni Snipers in Jizan;
Snipers of
the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in
retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led
coalition, shot to death two Saudi
servicemen in the kingdom’s southwestern
province of Jizan, local reports said.
Yemen sees spike in
parents marrying off young daughters for
cash : RT
spoke to a mother who managed to save her
10-year-old daughter from becoming a child
bride.
‘The BBC Has Betrayed
Its Own Rules Of Impartiality’: Yemen, Saudi
Arabia ;
BBC News once again gave prominence to the
Pentagon propaganda version of yet more US
killings in Yemen.
U.S.
tells U.N. rights forum to remove 'chronic
anti-Israel bias':
The Trump administration gave formal notice
on Tuesday that it is reviewing its
participation in the U.N. Human Rights
Council and called for reforming the body to
eliminate what it called its "chronic
anti-Israel bias".
Clinton email reveals she knew of
Saudi & Qatar government funding for ISIL
(ISIS) in 2014;
"We need to use our diplomatic and
more traditional intelligence assets to
bring pressure on the governments of Qatar
and Saudi Arabia, which are providing
clandestine financial and logistic support
to ISIL and other radical Sunni groups in
the region."
This is why Saudi Arabia and its
allies have suddenly cut ties to Qatar;
Saudis and their allies are demanding, in
effect, that Qatar end its independent
foreign policy and tame or close down its
television station, Al Jazeera.
Saudi Dispute With Qatar Has 22-Year
History Rooted in Gas:
“Qatar used to be a kind of Saudi vassal
state, but it used the autonomy that its gas
wealth created to carve out an independent
role for itself,”
Qatar diplomatic
crisis: All the latest updates:
The latest news after Arab Gulf countries
cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and suspended
Doha-bound flights.
Trump weighs in on
Qatar rift with Gulf neighbours:
US President Donald Trump throws his weight
behind efforts to isolate Qatar over claims
it supports 'extremism'.
Hacked Emails Show Top UAE Diplomat
Coordinating With Pro-Israel Think Tank
Against Iran;
The email account of one of Washington’s
most connected and influential foreign
operatives has been hacked.
Israeli Plans to Detonate Nuke in
1967 War Revealed:
A prominent US think tank is claiming that
in 1967, Israel hastily made plans to set
off an atomic bomb if it appeared they would
not emerge victorious from the Six Day War.
Saudi Arabia Lavishes Conservative
U.K. Officials With Gifts, Travel, And Plum
Consultancies:
Tory lawmakers received the cash as the U.K.
backs Saudi Arabia’s brutal war against
Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle
East.
Defense Industry
Campaign Contributions Threaten to Influence
Senate Vote on Saudi Arms Deal:
American democracy is shackled by the
influence of money in politics.
Paris: Police 'shoot
attacker' outside Notre Dame Cathedral;
A police source told Reuters the man had
attacked an officer with a hammer before
police opened fire. The suspected attacker
is said to be injured but alive.
London Terror Attack; WATCH. CNN
scripting a narrative. Right before your
eyes.
Russia scrambles jet fighter to intercept
U.S. bomber...
Russian agents hacked US voting system
manufacturer before US election – report;
The revelation coincided with the arrest of
Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal
contractor from Augusta, Georgia, who was
charged with removing classified material
from a government facility.
Kremlin rejects
secret NSA report accusing Russia of
targeting voter registrars:
“The claim is absolutely detached from
reality. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
said on Tuesday.
Top-Secret NSA Report Details
Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016
Election
Contractor charged
with leaking NSA info on Russian hacking:
A federal contractor with top security
clearance faces charges after allegedly
leaking classified information to an online
media outlet, the Justice Department
announced Monday.
In statement, the
Intercept cites ‘unproven assertions and
speculation’ in government allegations:
It is important to keep in mind that these
documents contain unproven assertions and
speculation designed to serve the
government’s agenda and as such warrant
skepticism.
Putin Roasts Merkel:
" I don't
want to offend anybody, but what Ms Merkel
said is an expression of her resentment over
a limited sovereignty."
London's Mayor
Suggests Cancelling President Trump's State
Visit :
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that
U.S. President Donald Trump should not be
welcomed to the U.K. because his policies
are incompatible with British values,
Joe Biden personally
fought to keep Greece under the control of
EU debt lords:
Greece, and its destroyed economy, 26%
unemployment rate, and close to 2 million
citizens now living below the poverty line,
thank former VP Biden for keeping them bound
in EU shackles,
Afghanistan:
Explosion outside mosque in Herat, 7 killed:
The incident occurred hours after a rocket
landed at the residence of the Indian envoy.
Afghanistan: Deadly
Kabul truck-bomb toll rises:
At least 150 people were killed in a massive
truck-bomb explosion in Kabul on May 31,
President Ashraf Ghani said
Acting US ambassador
to China resigns over Trump's Paris
decision: report:
Australia police: Melbourne attack 'act of
terrorism';
This terrorist attack is a shocking,
cowardly crime," Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull told reporters in the capital,
Canberra.
Venezuelan Man Burned
Alive Dies as Death Toll Tops 73:
A Venezuelan man burned alive by opposition
protesters has died of his injuries as
anti-government unrest claimed two more
lives over the weekend.
White House Considers
Sanctions Against Venezuela Oil Sector:
Washington is studying options for imposing
sanctions against Venezuela’s energy sector
as a way of pressuring the South American
country’s government to step down.
Venezuelan Opposition
Threatens To Lynch American Journalist Abby
Martin;
The right-wing opposition of Venezuela has
been caught endorsing and committing violent
acts multiple times
Bolivia to Prioritize
Occupation of Palestine During UN Security
Council Presidency;
President Evo Morales
announced Monday that the occupation of
Palestine will be a priority.
Woman screaming 'Allahu Akbar' charged in
Toronto store attack..
Canada Seeks Larger World Role as U.S.
Retreats: Foreign Minister:
"The fact that
our friend and ally has come to question the
very worth of its mantle of global
leadership, puts into sharper focus the need
for the rest of us to set our own clear and
sovereign course," she said
Former employee kills 5, then
himself in Orlando workplace shooting
Somali Woman Beaten
Unconscious While Trying to Help Another
Muslim Woman:
Rahma Warsame, a single mother, was beaten
unconscious by the man, who yelled, “You
will be all shipped back to Africa!” before
brutally assaulting her.
‘Kill them all’:
Congressman wants ‘Christendom to hunt down
radical Islamic horror’;
Louisiana congressman Clay Higgins is
appealing to “Christendom” to “hunt down”
and kill anyone suspected of being an
"Islamic radical."
Real-Time Cellphone
Location Tracking Not A Fourth Amendment
Issue: Sixth Circuit Appeals Court:
AT&T is essentially performing a search on
behalf of the government.
Defense Industry
Campaign Contributions Threaten to Influence
Senate Vote on Saudi Arms Deal:
American democracy is shackled by the
influence of money in politics.
Comey will stop short
of saying Trump obstructed justice in Flynn
probe, source says:
Comey has told associates he will not accuse
the President of obstructing justice, he
will dispute the president’s contention that
Comey told him three times he is not under
investigation.
Trump Grows
Discontented With Attorney General Jeff
Sessions:
Mr. Trump has grown sour on Mr. Sessions,
now his attorney general, blaming him for
various troubles that have plagued the White
House.
The American dream?
Top 20% pulling away from the rest, study
finds ;
Those earning over $120,000 – are separating
from the rest of the US, and pulling up the
drawbridge behind them.
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Iraq; Civilians killed while fleeing
Islamic State in Mosul
Iraq; HRW warns against 'illegal
executions' in government-held Mosul
Syrian army kills 70 IS militants in
Deir al-Zour
U.S.-led airstrikes
kill 43 civilians in Syria's Raqqa:;
U.S.-led airstrikes targeted a residential
building in Syria's northern city of Raqqa,
killing 43 civilians, state TV reported
US underreports civilian deaths in
Syria, Iraq, according to rights groups
Damascus urges UN to stop US-led
coalition from killing Syrian civilians
Syrian Army liberates Maskanah, ISIL
expelled from Aleppo
Yemen is descending into total
chaos, and Trump is making it worse
Qatar row: Saudi and
Egypt among countries to cut Doha links:
Diplomatic crisis
escalates as Qatar expresses regret;
Qatar said on Monday that it regretted Arab
nations' decisions to sever relations,
calling the actions "unjustified" and
"baseless" amid an escalating diplomatic row
that deepens differences between the Gulf
Arab states.
Leaks could threaten
Emirati diplomacy:
Leaked emails point to strong relationship
between the UAE and think tanks closely
allied to Israel.
UN atomic watchdog
confirms Iran is complying with nuclear
deal:
C.I.A. Names the
‘Dark Prince’ to Run Iran Operations,
Signaling a Tougher Stance:
Seven dead migrants found in
abandoned Libya truck
Haftar and ISIL fighters launch
attacks in Libya:
ISIS leaders among 22 killed in
airstrikes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan; Blasts kill 19 at Kabul
funeral
Afghan officials: 6
police killed in insider attack:
U.S. Afghan War: 16 Years, as Many
as One Million Killed—and the War Machine
Keeps on Rolling
Erik Prince's Dark Plan for
Afghanistan: Military Occupation for Profit
Residents trapped as gunfire mars
truce in Philippines city
Avoiding Apocalypse
on the Korean Peninsula:
Why Diplomacy Is Not Naïve Appeasement in
the Korean Crisis
The Real Danger in Demonizing
Putin’s Russia
Putin to Oliver
Stone: I suggested Russia joining NATO to
Clinton:
While Clinton replied that he “didn’t mind,”
the rest of the American delegation became
visibly nervous, Putin went on to say,
smiling.
London Bridge Attack: American Hit
in Head by Police Bullet, Witness Says
Theresa May says the
internet must now be regulated:
New international agreements should be
introduced to regulate the internet in the
light of the London Bridge terror attack,
Theresa May has said.
Jeremy Corbyn calls on Theresa May
to resign over police cuts
Jeremy Corbyn and Tim Farron Tell
Theresa May not to suppress report into
funding of jihadi groups
Trump administration
moves to keep full CIA 'torture' report
secret:
The Trump administration's move means it
could be more difficult for the full,
6,700-page report to be made public
Muslims gather outside Trump Tower
to pray in protest against the president's
immigration policies
Trump Protesters Could Be Facing Decades in
Prison
Trump’s Approval Ratings Continue to
Collapse
Bernie Sanders Was
Paid Over $1 Million in 2016
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Mobilization forces
kill 6 IS commandos near Syrian borders:
Iraqi paramilitary forces continued
operations to clear the borders with Syria
from militants on Friday, killing six
members of the Islamic State, including a
senior leader.
Four Islamic State
militants killed in Kirkuk airstrike:
IS members have been in control over a
handful of regions in southwest Kirkuk, most
notably the town of Hawija, since 2014, when
the group came to the scene, took over
several Iraqi regions and proclaimed an
Islamic “caliphate”.
Police: 500 IS
fighters trapped in Mosul’s Old City, chief
vigilante killed:
IS fighters have been shifting locations
swiftly across the Old City’s narrow streets
and houses in order to give impression to
assaulting troops that their numbers were
much higher.
19 killed in Blast,
Shelling in South Syria:
A roadside bomb and government shelling
killed at least 19 people, most of them
rebel fighters, in southern Syria's Daraa
province on Thursday, a monitor said.
Watch: Syrian
President Bashar al Assad meets freed kidnap
victims;
President Bashar al-Assad and his wife
receive 34 abducted persons, recently freed
from the armed terrorist groups in Barzeh
President Al-Assad Receives 34
Liberated Abductees Previously Held by
Terrorist Groups in Barzeh
Putin says Syria
chemical attack was provocation against
Assad:
Assad didn't use the weapons," Putin said.
"It was done by people who wanted to blame
him for that."
Powerful blast kills
seven at a market in northeast Yemen;
At least 7 people had been killed and 25
injured in Al-Hazm, the administrative
capital of Al-Jawf province in northeastern
Yemen, when a bomb concealed in a motorcycle
went off at a popular market.
Yemen army gains
control of strategic camp in Taiz:
The advancement comes after dozens of Houthi
militias were killed and dozens arrested in
continuing fierce battles with government
forces inside a presidential palace in
Yemen’s city of Taiz.
Palestinian teen girl
shot & killed:
A 16-year-old Palestinian girl who was shot
in the stomach after stabbing and lightly
wounding an Israeli soldier in the occupied
West Bank has died, according to Israel's
military
War crimes suit filed
in Switzerland against former Israeli
minister:
The Office of the Attorney General of
Switzerland has confirmed that it is
examining a criminal complaint against
former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni,
accused of war crimes by a Geneva-based
pro-Palestinian group.
Despite PA demands,
Israel continues electricity supply to Gaza:
Despite a demand from the Palestinian
Authority to reduce the power it supplies as
the PA steps up its confrontation with Hamas.
CIA Creates New
Mission Center to Turn Up Heat on Iran:Trump
administration moves to make Middle Eastern
country a higher priority target for
American spies
French soldiers kill
20 jihadis in Mali near Burkina Faso;
Officials say that French soldiers deployed
to Mali to fight against Islamic extremists
have killed at least 20 jihadis at the
country's border with Burkina Faso.
Libya: Clashes in
Waddan town leave a dozen killed;
Dignity Operation forces attempted early in
the day to advance into Al-Jufra Airbase
following a night of intense airstrikes, but
they were repelled by BDB fighters in the
road between Waddan and Zillah.
Libya parliament
leader 'gave Egypt permission to bomb
militants':
The head of Libya's parliament gave the
green light to Egypt to launch air raids on
militants in response to a deadly attack on
Coptic Christians
Islamic militants
leave 6 dead, 8 injured in northern Africa
attacks;
Reports state that six security agents were
killed in south-western Niger, near the
Malian border, where jihadists have
increased their activities recently.
36 killed as gunman
torches Manila casino:
The gunman killed himself in a hotel room
after being shot and wounded by security
officers at the Resorts World Manila
entertainment complex, police said. A
presidential spokesman said the incident was
not linked to Islamist militants
ISIS claims
Philippines casino attack, but doesn’t give
evidence:
ISIS has claimed responsibility for an
attack at a casino in the Philippines
capital that left more than 37 people dead,
despite repeated police claims it was not
terror related.
Security operations
kill 11 rebels S. Afghanistan - Security;
At least
11 Taliban rebels were killed and six others
wounded in two different incidents in
Afghanistan's southern Ghazni and Zabul
provinces, said Ministry of Defense (MoD) on
Friday.
Afghanistan:
Officials Confirm 5 Protesters Killed During
Kabul Rally:
Hospital officials have confirmed five
protesters were killed in demonstrations in
Kabul on Friday - a revision against an
earlier count of seven.
NATO might trigger
Article 5 for certain cyberattacks:
NATO officials said that the Western
alliance would deliver a robust response in
the event of a serious and prolonged attack
on a member state in cyberspace.
French Cyber Security
Leader: No Trace of Russian Hacking Group in
Emmanuel Macron Campaign Leaks:
Putin on Russophobia;
" I think this is
because we are seeing the emergence of a
multipolar world, and this is not to the
monopolists’ liking."
Russia says still
likely to back Paris climate deal despite
U.S. withdrawal:
Russia has signed the Paris climate pact but
is the biggest emitter of global greenhouse
gases not to have yet ratified it.
Trade dispute holds
up EU-China climate statement:
Trump's withdrawal from Paris climate accord
brings the two sides closer on climate, but
they remain divided on trade.
Exxon and Tillerson
Accused of Defrauding Investors Over Climate
Risks:
New York attorney general claims the oil
giant used "secret, internal figures" to
account for impacts of climate change
As tensions with US mount, Germany
reaffirms “strategic partnership” with China
UK PM May's lead down
to 5 points as her campaign struggles:
May's once formidable lead has been eroded
to a slender advantage, an opinion poll
indicated on Friday as her campaign was
dealt a blow when one of her candidates was
charged with electoral fraud.
Key Signs Brexit Is
Already Damaging the UK Economy;
The prospect of "Brexit" is wreaking havoc
on the country's finances.
Fact or
fiction?
Top General: ISIS
Presence in Caribbean On the Rise:
These would-be attackers largely come from
former British colonies within the Caribbean
and along its rim, and at least a few have
been killed fighting for the Islamic State
group
Cuomo Joins
California, Washington State Governors To
Launch United States Climate Alliance:
“The White House’s reckless decision to
withdraw from the Paris Accord has
devastating repercussions not only for the
United States, but for our planet,” Cuomo
said in a statement.
Special counsel
Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's
Turkey ties;
Mueller’s politically charged inquiry will
now look into Flynn’s paid work as a
lobbyist for a Turkish businessman in 2016,
in addition to contacts between Russian
officials and Flynn and other Trump
associates
Hillary Clinton’s
‘excuses tour’ hits a new low:
Call it the most epic “defeat lap” ever:
Hillary Clinton can’t stop showing the world
why she lost.
Making U.S.
sick again:
Blue Cross Blue
Shield Wants People in Georgia to
Self-Diagnose Before Heading to the
Emergency Room;
Georgians are getting letters warning them
that the insurer will no longer cover
emergency room visits unless it determines
them to have been necessary.
Trump administration
asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban:
Justices are set to weigh whether Trump's
harsh election campaign rhetoric can be used
as evidence that the order was intended to
discriminate against Muslims.
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Iraq: 200 Killed In
One Day Of Mosul Airstrikes:
While at least some of these civilians were
killed in US and coalition airstrikes, there
were also reports of a significant Iraqi Air
Force presence over the area
16 casualties in
separate Diyala attacks, including soldiers,
militants and civilians:
Sixteen Iraqis were killed and wounded in
Diyala on Thursday in separate attacks and
bombings in the province, according to
security sources.
Police commandos
besiege IS in old Mosul’s Zanjili, kill 12
militants:
Bombardment of the area under siege left 12
militants added, including several with Arab
nationalities.
Paramilitary leader
says IS front defense line stormed, border
crossing freed:
Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of the
organization, said “the troops resumed their
advance for the second day in row liberating
the Iraqi-Syrian borders.”
Russian bombers kill
80 ISIS the ministry said:
"Islamic State's losses included more than
80 terrorists, 36 vehicles, eight fuel
tankers, and 17 pickup trucks mounted with
mortars and machine guns.
15 rebels killed in
Army ambush in southern Syria:
Pro-rebel sources confirmed the ambush which
took place somewhere on the road linking
Kafr Shams to Aqraba village in the northern
countryside of Daraa.
Syrian Army opens new
front to crush ISIS in Aleppo once and for
all: On
Thursday evening, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA)
began targeting ISIS outposts and forward
positions along the entire frontier east of
the Aleppo supply road.
Video footage of
Syrian Army troops advancing against ISIL in
east Homs:
Units from the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Legion
managed to liberate several points south of
Palmyra, Monday, killing and wounding scores
of Islamic State militants in the process of
this advance.
Russian jets halt
advance on desert outpost:
Western-backed Syrian rebels said on
Wednesday that Russian jets attacked them as
they tried to advance against Iran-backed
militias in a region of Syria's southeastern
desert.
Complete map of Syria
War: June 1st:
The Syrian War has seen drastic changes on
the battlefield over the last two months, as
both the Islamic State (ISIL) and jihadist
rebels suffer major territorial setbacks
Washington 'is Going
to Want to Occupy Certain Portions of Syria':
The United States is unlikely to withdraw
its troops from Syria, former senior
security policy analyst to the US Secretary
of Defense Michael Maloof
Op-Ed: Forces of Saudi-supported Yemen
president Hadi lose Aden airport;
Forces loyal to the United Arab Emirates are
reported to have taken control of the
airport in Aden ousting fighters loyal to
the Saudi-supported president Mansour Hadi.
Cholera outbreak spreads in war-torn Yemen:
Arab world’s poorest nation expected to have
130,000 cases within weeks, says UN
Abbas
admits Trump yelled at him over "incitement"
– report;
Abbas has conceded — in Arabic — that the
story is true, according to a report by the
London-based Qatari news site al-Araby
al-Jadid.
Trump won’t move US
embassy to Jerusalem:
Disappointing Israeli government, US
president holds off on election promise;
decision delays any plan to relocate the
mission from Tel Aviv for at least 6 months.
Trump risks ire of
millions of pro-Israel voters:
Pastor John Hagee: ‘Trump’s promise was of
critical importance to millions of Christian
Zionists’ who voted for him. ‘They will be
watching closely’
Former ICC official
says Israel will be convicted of war crimes:
The settlements constitute a clear legal
violation of the Rome Statute and the rules
of international law, which prohibit an
occupying power from transferring its
civilian population to an occupied
territory.
44 migrants die of
thirst while crossing desert in Niger:
44 migrants, including babies, have died of
thirst after their vehicle broke down in the
Sahara Desert as they were making their way
to Libya, an official in Niger said
Thursday.
Kenya: 8 killed in
IED attack:
Eight people, including seven police
officers, were killed Wednesday when their
vehicle ran over an improvized explosive
device in Kenya.
Is Egypt bombing the
right militants in Libya?;
"It's easier to strike a terrorist camp in
Libya by air than it is to clean up serious
problems inside Egypt; sectarianism,
radicalization, that led to this and other
attacks,"
19 Taliban killed in
Afghanistan:
19 Taliban insurgents were gunned down on 1
June during a 24-hour operation conducted by
security forces in Afghanistan's southern
Helmand province.
Philippine crisis
deepens as air strike on rebels accidentally
kills 11 soldiers:
An air strike on Islamist rebels holed up in
a southern Philippine city has killed 11
government troops, the armed forces said on
Thursday
China urges US to
pull THAADs out of South Korea after
secretive deployment :
Additional launchers were brought into the
country secretly, without even Korean
President Moon Jae-in being informed.
Russia says will
respond to U.S. sanctions over North Korea -
RIA;
Russia is preparing retaliatory measures in
response to U.S. sanctions on some Russian
companies and citizens over alleged
connections to North Korea
Russia will not sit idle while US deploys
global anti-missile system: Putin:
Russia sees the latest development of US
anti-missile system in South Korea as a
challenge and will not leave it without a
response, Russian President Vladimir Putin
said,
Russia Successfully
Tests ‘Unstoppable’ Hypersonic Weapon
; The
Zircon cruise missile travels between
3,800mph and 4,600mph – five to six times
the speed of sound – and puts Russia ‘half a
decade’ ahead of the US’, the report says.
Why Isn’t Nicaragua
Part of the Paris Agreement?:
Oquist says that because the commitments
aren’t binding, the climate change agreement
will fail to meet its goal.
Snowden says
democracy under threat by attacks on 'fake
news': He
said the world stood at the "crossroads of
history", warning that the direction it is
heading now is "paved with fear, therein
lies the world of walls, literal and
figurative."
Judge Andrew P.
Napolitano: Spying on You, Spying on Me,
Spying on the President:
This fall, the NSA will ask Congress to
reauthorize certain spying authorities that
are due to expire at the end of the year.
Congress needs to know just how
unconstitutional, all this spying has
become.
Show
us your tweets: US unveils nosy new visa
questionnaire:
The form requests visa applicants to list
information about their employment, place of
residence, and foreign travel over the
previous 15 years, as well as user names for
any social media platforms “used to create
or share content” for the previous five
years.
Ice
agents are out of control. And they are only
getting worse;
The agency is so harmful to civil rights,
there’s a good argument it should be
disbanded altogether. Unfortunately they are
only becoming more emboldened
Deported for Smoking
Marijuana?
Trump's Taking America Back to the Bad Old
Days of the Drug War
19 arrested
protesting deportations, family detention
outside White House:
Nineteen activists were arrested after
refusing to leave the sidewalk in front of
the White House, including “community and
faith leaders,”
Trump announces
decision to pull U.S. out of Paris climate
agreement;
The U.S. will now be one of only three
countries out of 197 nations that isn't
signed onto the agreement, with the other
two being Nicaragua and Syria.
Climate deal can't be
renegotiated, European leaders say in swift
rebuke to Trump;
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy
issued a statement saying the accord reached
after years of fraught negotiations was
"irreversible” and they “firmly believe” it
cannot be renegotiated, as the U.S. is now
demanding.
Paris climate
agreement: world reacts as Trump pulls out
of global accord – live;
Macron: Trump made a 'mistake' - The view
from Australia - The view from Russia -
Merkel 'regrets' Trump move
Trump just cemented
his legacy as America’s worst-ever president:
Trump is doing his best to ruin the world
for our children and grandchildren
Senator McCain
solicits support in Australia for Trump’s
removal:
Speaking in Australia before high-ranking
state and military officials, including two
former prime ministers, McCain delivered a
damning indictment of Donald Trump and
called upon the Australian government to
defy his administration.
Senators ask FBI to
review whether AG Jeff Sessions failed to
disclose Russia meeting:
Senate Democrats privately pressed the FBI
to determine whether Attorney General Jeff
Sessions failed to disclose a third meeting
with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak
Can Jeff Sessions be
impeached?:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is at risk of
being impeached by Congress if found guilty
of lying under oath, especially after
reports said he had communications with a
Russian ambassador during the 2016
presidential campaign.
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80
Killed, Over 300 Injured in Afghanistan:
The streets were packed with commuters,
women shopping and children going to school
and the blast appears likely to result in a
high civilian death toll.
Series of bombings
kill nearly 40 people across Baghdad;
A massive bombing by the Islamic State group
outside a popular ice cream shop in central
Baghdad and a rush hour car bomb in another
downtown area killed at least 27 people on
Tuesday
IS execute tens of
civilians in Mosul, security shelling kills
16;
Islamic State militants executed seven
members of the same family earlier on
Wednesday. They were attempting to flee
their home in Mashahda region towards areas
held by Iraqi security troops, the sources
said.
Mass grave of relics
of 60 civilians found in western Mosul:
“The grave contained relics of 60 civilians,
including elderly people and 23 women who
worked as employees and lawyers as their ID
cards found in their possession showed.”
Islamic State
fighters seal off Mosul mosque preparing for
last stand:
Dozens of fighters were seen by residents
taking up positions in the past 48 hours
around the medieval mosque, the site where
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
declared an Islamist caliphate in July 2014.
Turkey slams US
arming of Kurdish militia as ‘extremely
dangerous’:
As Syrian militia prepares to launch
offensive to retake IS stronghold, Ankara
calls on Washington to reverse its ‘mistake’
Kurds reach the gates
of Raqqa as 4,000 ISIS fighters gear up for
apocalyptic battle;
Fierce skirmishes erupted at the village of
At-Tadiyah moments ago amid a pincer
offensive cutting through ISIS turf on the
southern bank of the Euphrates River.
IS shelling kills 14
civilians in east Syria:
Fourteen
civilians were killed late Monday when
Islamic State group jihadists shelled a
government-controlled neighbourhood of
Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city.
Is Trump murdering
the families of ISIS fighters?
Did an airstrike
in Syria do just that?; On Friday, a
monitoring group said that airstrikes from a
U.S.-backed coalition on a town in Syria had
killed a large number of relatives of
Islamic State fighters.
U.S. Has Ramped Up
Airstrikes, and Syrian Civilians Are Paying
the Price:
The al-Aish family’s fled Tabqa, their car
was hit by an airstrike, reportedly carried
out by the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS
in Iraq and Syria. All 11 people were killed
in the strike, in what local reports
described as a “massacre.”
Moscow concerned over
for US-led coalition’s ill-conceived
airstrikes in Syria:
"We are concerned over a series of the
coalition’s airstrikes in Syria,
particularly the one carried out on May 25
in Al-Mayadin, where 35 civilians were
killed," she said. "On May 27, 20 civilians
died south of Raqqa," she added.
Russian frigate &
submarine fire 4 cruise missiles at ISIS
targets near Palmyra – MoD:
According to the MoD, “[the ships] targeted
an area east of Palmyra, where the
militants’ heavy weaponry and manpower were
located. The militants moved there from
Raqqa. All targets have been destroyed,”
Yemen: UAE-backed
forces gain control over Aden airport;
Yemeni security officials say that forces
backed by the United Arab Emirates have
taken over the airport in the southern city
of Aden, further fueling tension between
internationally recognized President Abed
Rabbo Mansour Hadi and the UAE.
World watches as
Yemen descends into total collapse: UN:
"The people of Yemen are being subjected to
deprivation, disease and death as the world
watches."
The Trump
administration's Iran policy is dangerous
and flawed:
Trump’s strong criticism of Iran may have
been pleasing to his Saudi Arabian hosts,
but it should worry Americans
Double standards?
State Dept. embarrassingly stumped by Saudi
question
; Watch; The State Department official was
asked why the US criticizes the Iranian
elections and its record on democracy, but
not Saudi Arabia.
Day to Final Deadline:
Trump Still
Hasn't Decided on Jerusalem Embassy Move;
If Trump does not reach a final decision
soon, the U.S. government will be forced, by
law, to begin process of relocating U.S.
embassy from Tel Aviv
What Trump not
signing a Jerusalem embassy waiver would
really mean:
Everyone is holding his or her breath to see
whether Trump will sign the waiver. If he
does, it will certainly be a disappointment
to his supporters
Nearly 30 migrants
from Libya feared dead;
Migrants rescued from a rubber boat that
left Libya last week said as many as 30
people were trampled or drowned during their
voyage
Libyan militants
condemn Egyptian 'war crimes' as Derna hit
again:
Derna Shura Council denies Egyptian claims
it aided massacre of Christians, as city
suffers third day of attacks.
The rise of Khalifa
Haftar, Egypt's true motive in Libya:
Egypt used attack on Christians south of
Cairo as a pretext to attack Libya's Derna.
But analysts say their real purpose was to
support Haftar
5 Kenyan police
officers killed in bombing, report says:
— Five
Kenyan police officers died Wednesday when
their armored personnel vehicle ran over an
improvised bomb in an attack by claimed by
the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.
Morocco protests:
Thousands demand release of Nasser Zefzafi:
Protesters chanting "We are all Zefzafi"
filled streets in Al-Hoceima on Tuesday
evening and riot police were deployed in a
square to stop their advance. A stand-off
ensued but police eventually backed down
without incident.
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violent clashes between Philippine Army,
jihadists kill 8 civilians;
At least 8 civilians were killed as fighting
continues between the Philippines army and
ultraconservative militiamen of Maute and
Aby Sayyaf in Marawi city.
In pictures: ISIS
attacks Philippine Army convoy in Marawi,
many armored vehicles captured:
Heavy clashes erupted once again in Marawi
on Wednesday afternoon local time after ISIS
insurgents ambushed a Philippine Army convoy
which was heading towards the city centre
Duterte uses Lewinsky
affair to hit back at critical Clinton:
Duterte was incensed by Chelsea Clinton
tweeting at the weekend that he was a
"murderous thug with no regard for human
rights".
'Shocked' South Korea
leader orders probe into U.S. THAAD
additions;
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has
ordered a probe after his Defence Ministry
failed to inform him that four more
launchers for the controversial U.S. THAAD
anti-missile system had been brought into
the country
War criminal:
McCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS:
We need to have increased sanctions and
hopefully when we come back from our recess,
the Senate will move forward with sanctions
on Russia and enact other penalties for
Russian behavior."
Trump: Our
relationship with Germany is ‘very bad for
US’:
Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday that the U.S.
relationship with Germany is “very bad for
U.S.” and “will change.”
Trump's actions make
the West 'weaker,' German foreign minister
says:
"Anyone who accelerates climate change by
weakening environmental protection, who
sells more weapons in conflict zones and who
does not want to politically resolve
religious conflicts is putting peace in
Europe at risk," Gabriel said.
German Foreign
Minister excludes US from the West:
With the “breakdown of the US as an
important nation” he said, “the west is
becoming a bit smaller”. “This is
unfortunately a signal of changes in the
world’s balance of power”.
Trump
pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal:
source:
Trump will follow through on a campaign
pledge to pull the United States out of a
global pact to fight climate change, a
source briefed on the decision told Reuters,
a move that should rally his support base at
home while deepening a rift with U.S.
allies.
EU and China commit
to deeper climate cooperation as US turns
away: The
EU and China are set to pledge deeper
cooperation on the Paris climate agreement
and to promote clean energy technologies,
according to a draft leaders’ statement for
their summit on Thursday
Manchester attack
probe: 13 people in detention:
Five people including a teenage boy and a
woman arrested in the UK have since been
released without charge, leaving 11 in
British custody. In Libya, the father and
brother of the bomber, Salman Abedi, are
also in detention.
Manchester councils
refuse to bury or cremate suicide bomber
Salman Abedi:
Abedi’s body is currently being kept in a
morgue outside the city, the Manchester
Evening News (MEN) reports, and has not been
kept in proximity with the remains of his 22
victims.
The Government knew
that the failed ‘war on terror’ could cause
an attack like the one in Manchester
: Were Saddam and Gaddafi not overthrown, it
is unlikely that Salman Abedi would have
been in a position to slaughter people in
Manchester
Corbyn challenges
'weak' May to face him in tonight's TV
debate:
Theresa May has been accused of running
scared of tonight's seven-way debate on the
BBC after Jeremy Corbyn declared he would
make a last minute appearance.
Ousted Panamanian
Military Leader Manuel Noriega Dies At 83;
General Manuel Noriega, who was de facto
leader of Panama before his ouster by U.S.
troops in 1989, has died. Noreiga was
brought to the U.S. where he was tried and
imprisoned.
Venezuela: Why I
support Nicolas Maduro;
"We are in the middle of a class war ... We
need to fight. The protests are blackmail by
those on the right."
Report: Trump to
reverse Obama’s Cuba policy:
The U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, a
non-partisan group, said the Trump
administration is preparing to announce the
changes to Obama-era policies in a June
speech in Miami
Judge: Trump
deportation order for man in Hawaii
'inhumane':
"The government's decision to remove Magana
Ortiz shows that even the 'good hombres' are
not safe." 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Stephen Reinhardt said.
Immigration agents
forced to call for backup after residents
attempt to stop arrest in Queens
; Tensions were high around 10 a.m. on 112th
St. near 101st Ave. in Richmond Hill. More
than 30 residents were shouting and trying
desperately to keep the feds from arresting
Hardat Sampat, who is from Guyana.
"You call it
terrorism. I call it patriotism":
"Death to the enemies of America. Jeremy
Christian, suspect in last week's TriMet
killings:
US test-fires
interceptor at intercontinental ballistic
missile:
Officials said the test of the Ground Based
Midcourse Defence (GMD) system at Vandenberg
Air Force Base in California was successful.
Poll: Support for
Trump impeachment rises:
An increasing percentage of voters want
Congress to impeach President Donald Trump —
even if they don't think Trump has committed
the “high crimes and misdemeanors” the
Constitution requires.
Investigation Turns
to Kushner’s Motives in Meeting With a Putin
Ally:
Kushner, was looking for a direct line to
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — a
search that in mid-December found him in a
room with a Russian banker whose financial
institution was deeply intertwined with
Russian intelligence,
Kushner flap: A brief
history of back channels:
Clandestine back channels between
adversaries have been common – and important
– diplomatic tools, from diffusing the Cuban
Missile Crisis to paving the way for Nixon's
visit to China.
JFK’s Russian
Conspiracy;
Kennedy had his own secret back channel with
Moscow. It may have kept the superpowers
from going to war.
Barron Trump Thought
Beheaded Image Was His Dad:
Barron was in front of the TV watching a
show when the news came on and he saw the
bloody, beheaded image. We're told he
panicked and screamed, "Mommy, Mommy!"
Activists Missing
Amid Probe of Ivanka Trump-Linked Shoe
Factories;
Two activists are missing and another has
been arrested in China after conducting an
investigation into a local company making
Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, a New York-based
advocacy group said Wednesday.
Tax burdens prompt
more Americans to ditch their citizenship:
Americans abroad have just about had it with
Uncle Sam's tax filing requirements.
May 29/30, 2017
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By Tom Engelhardt |
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Think of him as a
messenger from the gods, the
deities of empire gone astray.
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His assassination
removed the constraints on
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DAZE!
By Phillip Farruggio |
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Memorial Day will
be an endless bunch of hogwash
celebrations to honor men and
women who followed orders while
never questioning the evil ones
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US-led airstrikes
kill 20 civilians in Syria’s Raqqa:
Warplanes of the U.S.-led anti-terror
coalition targeted cars transporting
civilians out of Raqqa between the towns of
Ratleh and Kasrah.
IS shelling kills 14
civilians in east Syria city: monitor:
Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday
when Islamic State group jihadists shelled a
government-controlled neighbourhood of
Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor city, a monitor
said, reported AFP.
Iraq's Iran-backed
paramilitary advances toward Syria border;
Iraq's government is aiming to control the
border area with Syria in coordination with
the Iranian-backed army of Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad.
Iran-backed Iraqi
force says takes IS villages on Syria border:
An Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim force backed by Iran
said it pushed Islamic State out of a group
of villages on the border with Syria on
Monday, a manoeuvre that could weaken the
militants’ hold on the frontier.
Forty-five civilians
killed, injured in airstrikes by coalition
in Mosul’s Old City:
Twenty civilians were killed, while more
than 25 others were wounded in an airstrike
launched by the international coalition led
by the U.S. at al-Farouq street and Hadiret
al-Sadah, north of the Old City.
Civilians at grave
risk in last stages of Mosul battle: UN:
Up to 200,000 civilians caught between
fanatical jihadists and advancing Iraqi
forces are in grave danger in the final
stages of the battle for Mosul, a senior UN
official said today.
Fourteen Islamic
State militants killed in Mosul’s Old City:
Federal Police;
“The drone shelling left 14 militants killed
and nine motorbikes in the narrow alleys of
the Old City, destroyed.”
Yemeni Child Was Murdered as He Tried to
Flee U.S. Attack:
Five civilians including a child were killed
and another five were wounded in the latest
U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Yemen, according to
eyewitness accounts gathered by The
Intercept.
Yemen Army Launches
Mortar Attacks against Saudi-Backed
Militants in Ma’rib;
On Monday, Yemeni forces carried out
retaliatory attacks against militants’
locations in the city of Sirwah in Ma’rib,
leaving large groups of them dead and
injured, Yemen’s official Saba news agency
reported.
Yemen - a Nation in
Resistance Against Wahhabi Imperialism;
Yemen was earmarked for a brutal military
takeover the minute its people began to
assert their sovereign rights against the
diktat of Saudi Arabia.
How Israel Jails
Palestinians Because They Fit the 'Terrorist
Profile':
Israel has arrested hundreds of Palestinians
since the lone-wolf intifada began in
September 2015, partly by analyzing social
media posts. Authorities say these arrests
are legitimate, but others see it as a grave
violation of human rights
Egypt blocks access
to news websites including Al-Jazeera and
Mada Masr:
Clampdown on press freedom as government
says it will take legal action against 21
sites it accuses of spreading lies
Death Toll Rises As
Philippine Military Tries To Regain Control
Of Marawi:
The Philippine military said on Sunday it
had found the bodies of 16 civilians as
troops tried to gain control over Marawi
City, which has been under siege from
ISIS-allied militants.
ISIS Touches Down in
the Philippines:
Mayhem broke out across the southern
Philippine city of Marawi where militants
besieged it and hoisted flags of the
so-called “Islamic State.” Located on the
southern island of Mindanao
Duterte offers to
hire Muslim separatists, Maoists as
‘soldiers’ to fight ISIS-linked militants:
Duterte
promised to treat them as soldiers and
offered them the “same privileges.”
Japan vows to take
action with US after North Korea missile
test;
"Working with the United States, we will
take specific action to deter North Korea."
Andre Vltchek:
Indonesian Borneo is finished:
Pollution reaching epic proportions: News
analysis - How destructive can man get, how
ruthless, in his quest to secure maximum
profit, even as he endangers the very
survival of our planet?
Macron Offers Putin
Improved Ties, Rebukes Kremlin `Propaganda':
The French leader said he’d support new
sanctions against Russia if there’s an
escalation in the conflict in eastern
Ukraine, where he has condemned Russia’s
role as an “invasion.”
Paul Craig Roberts;
The Collapse Of France:
News analysis - The brainwashed and
insouciant French electorate has voted to
abolish the French nation. In five years
France will exist only as a geographical
location, a province in “Europe,” itself a
province in global capitalism.
Trump's actions have
'weakened' the West, says German minister;
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel
unleashed a volley of criticism against US
President Donald Trump, slamming his
"short-sighted" policies that have "weakened
the West" and hurt European interests.
Angela Merkel Stopped
Relying on President Trump Only After
Failing to Reason With Him:
On Sunday, Merkel effectively threw up her
hands and gave up on him. “The times when we
could fully rely on others are a bit
finished,” she told a crowd of her
supporters in Munich.
Corbyn criticizes
“War on Terror” and halves his distance from
Tories!:
The Tories are in a crisis over their
“dementia tax” bombshell, which is a direct
attack on the aged and sick, the most
vulnerable sections of society.
Jeremy Corbyn blames
terrorist attacks such as Manchester bombing
on UK foreign policy:
Intelligence experts have linked ‘wars our
government has supported or fought in other
countries and terrorism here at home’,
Labour leader claims
Ron Paul: Are We
Fighting Terrorism, Or Creating More
Terrorism?;
Last week alone, US and “coalition” attacks
on Syria left more than 200 civilians dead
and many hundreds more injured.
Shooter kills 8 in
Mississippi, says ‘suicide by cop’ was plan
after running out of bullets:
Eight people, including two boys and a
sheriff’s deputy, were killed in a
house-to-house shooting spree in rural
Mississippi after an apparent domestic
conflict. The suspect now says he "ain't fit
to live" after what he'd done.
Two killed on
Portland train after 'defending Muslims':
Two men stabbed to death as they tried to
stop suspect bullying Muslim women on
light-rail train, Oregon police say.
May 27/28, 2017
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Police kill 14 IS
militants during Mosul’s Old City invasion:
Dozens of snipers and other troops were
deployed south of the Old City to strengthen
control on the area’s narrow alleyways, the
statement added.
Iraq Says Iranian
Commander Killed Fighting IS:
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard
commander was killed in an explosion during
clashes with the Islamic State group west of
Mosul,
Iraq:
US admits killing over 100 civilians in
Mosul :
The final toll could be as high as 141, an
investigation into the 17 March attack has
found, with 36 people still unaccounted for.
US officials confirm
their Coalition allies have killed 80
civilians
: US military officials have
confirmed exclusively to Airwars in an
investigation jointly published with Foreign
Policy. Yet none of the 12 allies will
publicly concede any role in those
casualties.
Iraqi forces launch
operation to seize last Islamic State
enclave in Mosul:
The fall of the city would, in effect, mark
the end of the Iraqi half of the "caliphate"
declared nearly three years ago by Islamic
State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which
also covers parts of Syria.
Iraqi
troops torture and execute civilians in
secret videos:
Elite unit was once praised by U.S. military
officials.
Bush/Blair
legacy continues:
Ex-MI5 boss says war raised terror threat:
Giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry,
Baroness Manningham-Buller said the action
had radicalised "a few among a generation".
She said she was not "surprised" that UK
nationals were involved in the 7/7 bombings
in London.
US-led attack against
ISIS in Syria killed over 100:
Over 100 people were killed in a US-led
coalition attack against ISIS in eastern
Syria. Among those killed were 42 children.
US
Kills More Than 50 Civilians In Syria
Village:
The slain were said to include at least 26
people who were “relatives” of ISIS
fighters, including both Syrians and
Moroccans. The other nine civilians were
just locals, including five children.
Gruesome jihadi
infighting kills scores along Syria-Lebanon
borders;
Graphic Content: : Scores of jihadi rebels
have been killed and injured as the
self-proclaimed Islamic State blitzed
positions for the rival jihadi group Hay’at
Tahrir al-Sham in Juroud Arsal along the
Syrian-Lebanese borders.
Syrian army, allied militia gain ground
against IS;
Syrian troops and allied militia have
pushed back Islamic State militants and U.S-backed
opposition fighters, gaining control of
a large swath of territory in the country's
strategic southern desert.
Manchester bomber
wanted revenge' for US air strikes in Syria,
sister says
: “I think he saw children - Muslim children
- dying everywhere, and wanted revenge," she
told the Wall Street Journal.
Yemen: Sudanese
soldiers killed in Taiz;
A number of Saudi-paid Sudanese soldiers
were killed when the army and popular forces
hit a military vehicle in northern Mokha
district of Taiz province, a military
official told Saba on Saturday.
'Extremely high'
number of deaths expected as Yemen slides
into Cholera epidemic
: On one day last week , 20 cholera deaths
and 3,460 suspected cases had been
registered in the country, where two-thirds
of the population are on the brink of
famine.
Palestinian prisoners
in Israel suspend hunger strike:
Deal struck with Israel after intense talks
hailed as 'victory' for Palestinian
prisoners on hunger strike for 40 days
52 killed in militia
clashes in Libya capital:
Forces loyal to Libya’s unity government
said Saturday that 52 of its fighters were
killed as they repelled rival militias in
fierce clashes in the capital Tripoli.
Gunmen in Egypt Force
Coptic Christian Pilgrims From Buses and
Kill 28;
They separated the men from the women and
children, and instructed them to surrender
their mobile phones. They told the men to
recite the shahada, the Islamic declaration
of faith.
Egypt launches raids
in Libya after attack on Coptic Christians:
Pro-Haftar air force
says took part in Egyptian raids:
The UN-backed Government of National Accord
(GNA), opposed by Haftar, denounced the
raids as a violation of its sovereignty.
Death of a Navy SEAL
reveals US mission creep in Somalia;
Last month, a US soldier was shot and killed
fighting in Somalia. Reports indicate the
Navy SEAL was serving alongside his Somali
counterparts — not advising from the
operating base — as they battled al-Shabab
militants.
Philippine Army kills
35 ISIS members killed:
The Philippine Armed Forces
are slowly regaining lost urban territory in
the embattled city of Marawi, advancing
through its western suburbs towards the city
center and harbour which remain under
Islamic State control for now.
18 killed in suicide
blast in Afghanistan on 1st day of Ramadan:
A car bomb went off near a bus station and a
football field close to a military base in
Afghanistan's southeastern Khost Province on
Saturday. The attack targeted police
vehicles
Cohn: White House
won't roll back Russia sanctions:
“We’re not lowering our sanctions on
Russia,” said Cohn, President Donald Trump’s
chief economic adviser and one of the most
powerful voices in the White House. “If
anything, we would probably look to get
tougher on Russia.”
Two British jets
dispatched after Russian incursion;
"Two Typhoons were scrambled from RAF
Lossiemouth this morning as part of the
RAF's Quick Reaction Alert in response to
two Russian aircraft entering the UK's
airspace," the MoD said in a statement.
UK police release
photo of Manchester bomber on attack night,
find device ‘assembly place’;
The pictures show the suicide bomber on his
way to the arena wearing jeans and trainers,
a black jacket, baseball cap, and a rucksack
containing the alleged bomb t
Manchester bomber
wanted revenge' for US air strikes in Syria,
sister says
: “I think he saw children - Muslim children
- dying everywhere, and wanted revenge," she
told the Wall Street Journal.
Manchester attack:
Terror threat reduced from critical to
severe:
The change indicates an attack is highly
likely, not imminently expected. Soldiers
deployed to support the police will be stood
down on Monday night, at the close of the
bank holiday weekend.
Huge
scale of terror threat revealed: UK home to
23,000 jihadists:
About 3,000 people from the total group are
judged to pose a threat and are under
investigation or active monitoring in 500
operations being run by police and
intelligence services.
Rebels living in England claim UK government
let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi
: Former fighters including Libyan exiles
and British-Libyan residents described how
MI5 'sorted' their travel.
Disharmony at G7 as
Trump plays his own tune:
G7 nations risked unprecedented deadlock on
Saturday as US President Donald Trump
resisted pressure to sign up to joint
positions on hot-button issues such as
climate change, trade and migration.
Merkel Furious With
Trump After "Unprecedented" G-7 Failure To
Reach Consensus On Climate Change:
In what was described as an "unprecedented
step", the final G-7 communique gave the
U.S. its own section to say that it is
“undergoing a review process”
Trump trip leaves US
and allies lost in translation;
The US president heads for home Sunday with
some of Washington’s allies as bewildered as
ever by the billionaire tycoon’s abrasive,
unpredictable style and the substance of his
policy plans.
UK PM May's lead
narrows to 10 percentage points:
Opinium poll: May's lead had slipped from 13
percentage points on May 16 and 19
percentage points at the start of the
campaign.
British Airways
cancels flights from London as global IT
outage causes chaos:
The major outage meant it had been forced to
cancel all scheduled flights from Heathrow
and Gatwick and had also hit its call
centers and website.
UN Peacekeepers: How
a Haiti child sex ring was whitewashed;
When a Haitian teenager alleged that she had
been raped and sodomized by a Sri Lankan
peacekeeper, the government here dispatched
a high-ranking general suspected of war
crimes to lead the investigation.
Venezuela:
Anti-government protesters set a man on fire;
The video of the incident—which shows an
anti-government protester throwing
accelerant on the man, who then bursts into
flames and runs down the street as other
protesters, rather than help douse the fire,
let him burn—is horrific
Anti-government
protesters pelt riot police with flaming
Molotov cocktails;
Hundreds of anti-government protesters tried
to march on a key military installation in
capital city of Caracas
Venezuela Accuses OAS
of Hypocrisy Over Brazil:
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez
accused the Organisation of American States
(OAS) of double standards Thursday, after
the regional body refused to discuss the
political crisis in Brazil.
Zapatistas Meet to
Elect First Indigenous Presidential
Candidate:
The decision marks a break with more than
two decades of Zapatista strategy of
rejecting the Mexican state and electoral
politics.
Michael Hudson;
Another US Housing Bubble?
Economist Michael Hudson explains that even
though housing prices are back up at 2008
levels homeownership is at a much lower
level and banks have their loans guaranteed
by the US government.
Kushner Is Said to
Have Discussed a Secret Channel to Talk to
Russia:
Jared Kushner, spoke in December with
Russia’s ambassador about establishing a
secret communications channel between the
Trump transition team and Moscow to discuss
strategy in Syria and other policy issues
Jared Kushner Under
Scrutiny in Russia Probe, Officials Say:
Investigators believe Kushner has
significant information relevant to their
inquiry, officials said. That does not mean
they suspect him of a crime or intend to
charge him.
Kushner meeting head
of sanctioned Russian bank could have
alarming consequences;
The FBI is examining whether Russian
officials suggested to President Donald
Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that
Russian banks could finance Trump
associates' business ventures if US
sanctions were lifted or relaxed,
Jared Kushner is
secret financial partners with the Steinmetz
family, once the richest in Israel
: Jared Kushner,
is secret financial partners with what was
once the richest family in Israel — the
billionaire Steinmetzes, who have been
linked to a massive bribery scandal in
Africa.
How Alleged Russian
Hacker Teamed Up With Florida GOP Operative:
Political consultant Aaron Nevins received
documents from hacker ‘Guccifer 2.0’ and
posted some on his blog
Explosive Revelation
of Obama Administration Illegal Surveillance
of Americans;
During the Obama years, the National
Security Agency intentionally and routinely
intercepted and reviewed communications of
American citizens in violation of the
Constitution and of court-ordered guidelines
implemented pursuant to federal law.
How Team Obama tried
to hack the election:
New revelations have surfaced that the Obama
administration abused intelligence during
the election by launching a massive
domestic-spy campaign that included snooping
on Trump officials.
FBI illegally shared
spy data on Americans with private parties:
The FBI has illegally shared raw
intelligence about Americans with
unauthorized third parties and violated
other constitutional privacy protections,
according to newly declassified government
documents
Secret court rebukes
NSA for 5-year illegal surveillance of U.S.
citizens;
U.S. intelligence agencies conducted illegal
surveillance on American citizens over a
five-year period, a practice that earned
them a sharp rebuke from a secret court
Trump’s Budget
Betrays Millions Who Trusted Him by Adding
Desperation to Their Lives:
This disturbing budget would turn the United
States into a coarser nation, making life
harder for most of those struggling to get
by but more luxurious for those at the very
top.
Watch; 'An attack of
unimaginable cruelty':
Hillary Clinton slams President Trump in
speech to former university
Need a laugh?
Watch; Confused
5-Year-Old To Her Mother — “Where did Barack
Obama go?”
Zbigniew Brzezinski,
Carter National Security Adviser, Dies at 89:
Brzezinski helped Carter bridge wide gaps
between the rigid Egyptian and Israeli
leaders, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin,
leading to the Camp David accords in
September 1978.
