War or Peace?
By Finian Cunningham |
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Frankly,
the United States does
not have a government.
It is a regime. Continue |
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Jeremy Corbyn for U.K.
Prime Minister
By Gideon Levy |
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Jeremy
Corbyn has fought his
whole life for the
values he believes in.
Israelis have never been
led by an Israeli Corbyn,
nor by anyone who can
hold a candle to him.
Continue |
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The Law As Weapon
By Paul Craig Roberts |
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What the
Manafort trial should
tell you is how utterly
and totally corrupt the
United States is. Continue |
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The Age of Cretinism
By Pratap Bhanu Mehta |
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Rather
than seeking to close
the gap between what we
are and what we claim to
be, it takes the
prevalence of hypocrisy
to be a licence for a
new kind of moral
nihilism. Continue |
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Afghanistan:
120 killed in Ghazni:
Taliban assault on the
Afghan strategic city of Ghazni has
entered its fourth day, with the
death toll climbing above 300,
including at least 20 civilians,
Taliban hails 'helpful' US
talks as boost to Afghan peace
process
Death toll in
Syria blast climbs to 69 -
Observatory:
The number of people killed
when an explosion ripped through a
building thought to be storing
weapons in rebel-held northwestern
Syria has climbed to 69 including 17
children
36 killed in explosion near
Syrian-Turkish border
3 Syrian Soldiers Killed, 8
Wounded in Shelling by Militants -
Russian Military
Baghdadi seriously wounded
by Iraqi airstrikes in Syria –
Sumaria TV
ISIS on the verge of
collapse as Syrian troops liberate
most of east Sweida
Five drones
downed by Russian military near
Khmeimim Air Base in Syria as UAV
attacks increase
Arab nations spent $137
billion to arm rebels in Syria –
Miqdad
Iraqi army attack, kills 14
militants in Salahudin
Islamic State fighters kill
five locals in attack near Baiji oil
refinery
Iraqi PM
walks back on commitment to US
sanctions on Iran:
Baghdad to honour dollar ban but not
all US sanctions on Iran.
Iran Guards say they killed
10 militants near Iraq border
Iran tests ballistic missile
for first time this year: report
Report: Mass
torture in network of UAE-run
prisons in south Yemen:
A report reveals the
existence of 27 sites used to
torture and sexually abuse Yemeni
detainees.
Secret Israeli Report
'Reveals Armed Drone Killed' Four
Children Playing on Gaza Beach
Trump Regime Seeks to
Withhold Millions in Aid to
Palestinians
Netanyahu met Egypt's al-Sisi
to discuss Gaza
Saudi refuses Hajj visas for
Palestinian refugees in Jordan
Turkish lira drops further
despite central bank action: Erdogan
lashes out at economic ‘traitors’ as
currency crisis escalates
Turkish president Recep
Tayyip Erdogan blames lira crash on
Donald Trump 'plot'
Erdogan warns Trump that
Turkey will 'find new friends' as US
row deepens
Russia SHUNS US dollar for
trade as it joins Turkey in protest
against Trump
At least 40 killed by
paramilitaries in Ethiopia over
weekend
Egypt says 12 'terrorists'
killed in Sinai shootout
The US and
France backs Cameroon’s reign of
terror:
China rejects allegations of
detaining million Uighurs in camps
in Xinjiang
The Massacre
of Inn Din: How Rohingya Are Lynched
and Held Responsible
Putin has not yet ordered
retaliatory sanctions against United
States - Kremlin
Watch: Oliver Stone: Putin
is ready to negotiate on everything
but Russia’s national interests
Russia says
will cut holdings of US securities
amid sanctions - RIA;
Russia has sold off more
than 84% of its US holdings in
recent months, Treasury data
released last month shows.
Russia and
Iran among five coastal nations
forging landmark Caspian Sea deal:
A legally binding
convention that prevents Caspian
nations from opening their borders
to third party aggressors – such as
the US or Nato – or allowing any
foreign military presence at all on
Caspian waters is a triumph for
Putin
May's disastrous Chequers
plan sends voters to UKIP - Corbyn
government LOOMS
Watch: Ex-Amazon workers
talk of 'horrendous' conditions:
Hundreds of employees of online
store Amazon on zero hours contracts
are subjected to a regime described
as "horrendous" and "exhausting",
Three More Colombian Social
Leaders Murdered in 48 Hours
Venezuela 'drone attack':
Maduro would accept FBI help to
investigate the assassination
attempt against him
Argentina: After Abortion
Vote, Thousands Renounce Catholic
Church Membership
Worker Charged With Sexually
Molesting Eight Children at
Immigrant Shelter
Adopted and Undocumented -
He Grew Up Thinking He Was American
— Until He Was Deported
In America, Naturalized
Citizens No Longer Have an
Assumption of Permanence
Advice to Canada on Saudi
Arabia: stand firm
10
Numbers That Prove That America’s
Current Financial Condition Is A
Horror Show
Bayer shares fall up to 14%
after Monsanto’s Roundup lawsuit
Feds Collect Record
Individual Income Taxes Through
July; Still Run $683.9B Deficit
IRS Documents Revealing
McCain’s Subcommittee Staff Director
Urged IRS to Engage in “Financially
Ruinous” Targeting
UN human
rights chief: Trump's attacks on
press 'close to incitement of
violence':
He said Trump’s example was giving
license to authoritarian leaders to
crack down on the media in ways they
had not previously dared to.
Former
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe: ‘We ought
to look at’ impeachment of Trump:
President Trump, has been
“bear-hugging” Russian President
Vladimir Putin while the foreign
leader attempts to undermine U.S.
democracy.
Trump Says
Jeff Sessions Is ‘Scared Stiff’ At
‘Rigged’ Justice Department:
The president accused the
attorney general of being MIA
Bribery Trial Reveals Jeff
Sessions’ Role in Blocking EPA
Action Targeting One of His Biggest
Donors:
His Senate office
coordinated closely with Drummond
Coal and its lawyers to derail an
environmental cleanup.
Trump Reacts After Peter
Strzok Fired From The FBI; Strzok
Attorney Responds
Peter Strzok
Tweets Link To $150,000 GoFundMe For
"Lost Income And Legal Fees"
Trump adviser Stone's
associate held in contempt in Russia
probe -reports
Houston congressman sold
biotech stock 10 days before insider
trading case came to a head
Deception on
Capitol Hill:
It's plainly wrong for a
member of Congress to collaborate
with a public relations firm to
produce knowingly deceptive
testimony on an important issue.
Omarosa claims she heard
Trump N-word tape after book's
publication
‘Evil genius’ Trump will be
‘last president of US’, filmmaker
Michael Moore warns
For Most Trump Voters, ‘Very
Warm’ Feelings for Him Endured: A
detailed look at the 2016
electorate, based on voter records
Conservatives
call for constitutional intervention
last seen 230 years ago:
There is growing confidence
in some conservative circles that
the next one is right around the
corner – and could spell disaster
for entitlement programs like
medicare and social security, as
well court decisions like Roe v
Wade.
Democrats More Positive
About Socialism Than Capitalism