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Archives for April 2018

France’s Macron Blasts “Very Insane” US Strategy as Trump Mulls Scrapping Iran Nuke Deal

The belligerent and saber-rattling turn in U.S. policy has pleased anti-Iranian U.S. allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel, but has alarmed many other countries, traditional rival and ally alike.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
President Donald Trump talks during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2018. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump increasingly appears to be pursuing his “gut instinct” on the Iran nuclear deal and is leaning toward withdrawing from the landmark accord, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. The French leader has agreed with Trump that a “new arrangement” must be worked out with Iran, although the two leaders

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Jill Stein Breaks the Silence on Being a Russiagate Target

Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has turned in her campaign materials to the Senate Intelligence Committee, and warns that Russiagate is being used to silence dissent.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Green Party candidate Jill Stein believes third parties, including the Green Party, are key to curing what ails democracy.

Jill Stein breaks silence, completing handover of documents to Senate Committee. (Full Statement) “We are facing a precarious historic moment. Democracy is threatened by interference in our elections, and by interference in our civil liberties. Likewise we are endangered by warmongering, rampant militarism, nuclear confrontation and accelerating

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If the Leaders of the Two Koreas Can Meet, Why Can’t Those of Saudi Arabia and Iran?

The Saudi-Iran standoff has some resemblances to that between the two Koreas. If the leaders of the latter two are widely recognized as being wise to meet, then it should be equally desirable for MbS to sit face to face with Rouhani.

Juan Cole
By Juan Cole
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, right, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon during their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2018. The rival Koreas took steps toward reducing their bitter animosity during rare talks Tuesday, as North Korea agreed to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea and reopen a military hotline. (Korea Pool via AP)

The remarkable face to face meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea is being watched with hope by many observers, given the long decades of enmity between the two and the recent nuclear sabre-rattling of President Trump. At least in my circles, I see virtually no one condemning the meeting, though many are skeptical that it will lead to

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Congressman Claims Assange Has ‘Physical Proof’ Russia Did Not Hack DNC

An investigation into the alleged hack performed last year by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity claimed that the “data was leaked (not hacked) by a person with physical access to DNC computers.”

Jay Syrmopoulos
By Jay Syrmopoulos
Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Friday May 19, 2017. Sweden's top prosecutor says she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years. Assange took refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London in 2012 to escape extradition to Sweden to answer questions about sex-crime allegations from two women. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Washington, D.C. — In a recent interview with Breitbart Radio, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), who reportedly visited the Ecuadorian embassy in London in August 2017 and met with WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange, said that Assange has physical evidence to prove that Russia did not provide WikiLeaks with Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails during the

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6 Democrats Just Voted With GOP to Confirm Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State

With the help of six Democrats and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), the Senate on Thursday helped President Donald Trump move one step closer to completing his war cabinet by confirming the ultra-hawkish torture supporter Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Mike Pompeo, now CIA director, speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C. February 2012. (Flickr Gage Skidmore)

With the help of six Democrats and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), the Senate on Thursday helped President Donald Trump move one step closer to completing his war cabinet by confirming the ultra-hawkish torture supporter Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State by a vote of 57-42. "The Senate has made a mistake of historic proportions by rubber-stamping

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Wall Street Admits Curing Diseases is Bad for Business

Goldman Sachs has outdone itself this time. According to Goldman Sachs, curing people of terrible diseases is not good for Wall Street.

Lee Camp
By Lee Camp
Richard Hanzel, Brendan Hutt, Richard Shavzin

Goldman Sachs has outdone itself this time. That’s saying a lot for an investment firm that both helped cause and then exploited a global economic meltdown, increasing its own wealth and power while helping to boot millions of Americans out of their homes. But now Goldman Sachs is openly saying in financial reports that curing people of terrible

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