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May 01, 2019

Behold the breathtaking weakness of the Empire!
By The Saker
What amazes me most, is the truly breathtakingly pathetic weakness of the clowns who launched this latest failed operation: Pompeo and Mr MAGA.  Check them out:     - Continue

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As Venezuela Coup Fizzles, Pompeo Threatens US Attack
By Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams
"Maduro is stronger today than he was yesterday" :     - Continue

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Venezuela - Guaidó Got Snookered - White House Starts Beating War Drums
By Moon Of Alabama
Guaidó has lost his credibility. Washington may still support him but in Caracas there is likely no one left who believes in him.     - Continue

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War with Venezuela Is Unnecessary, Illegal, and Wrong
By Daniel Larison
No body should die for the sake of Trump’s ego or for the ambitions of hawkish senators.     - Continue

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How the Pentagon Took Ownership of Donald Trump
By William J. Astore
The U.S. military is anything but “the finest fighting force that the world has ever known.”     - Continue

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Evidence of Intent by the President to Support Wahabbism
By Phil Butler
“Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not ‘America First.”      - Continue

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Sri Lanka – Candidate for a New NATO Base?
By Peter Koenig
“Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia’s bitch is not ‘America First.”      - Continue

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Watch: Israeli rabbis at military prep school are caught on video praising Hitler
By Jonathan Ofir
The rabbis hail Hitler’s Nazi racist ideology as “100% correct”, only criticizing it for not being applied to the right people – that is, the Jews should be the master-race.     - Continue

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Why Are Clapper and Brennan Not in Jail?
By Angelo Codevilla
Those in the upper echelons of American life, whether Republicans or Democrats, have greater loyalty to the ruling class to which they belong than to any law or institution.    - Continue

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VIPS: Extradition of Julian Assange Threatens Us All
By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
British and U.S. intelligence are interrogating Assange, possibly employing torture tactics, without access to legal counsel at a prison reserved for terrorists.     - Continue

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In A World Gone Crazy
Florida lawmakers approve arming teachers with guns in classrooms
By Deutsche Welle
Florida's Republican-majority House of Representatives voted 65 to 47 to pass the bill.    - Continue

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MIDDLE EAST

Syria: Turkish-backed rebels claim they killed 4 Russian soldiers in northern Hama

Jihadists attempted to bomb Russia’s Hmeimim Airbase 12 times last month

Turkish-backed rebels send massive convoy of reinforcements to stop Syrian Army’s Idlib offensive

ISIS claims deadly ambushes on Syrian troops in Palmyra, Homs deserts : Islamic State (ISIS) militants on Tuesday claimedthey have killed up to 70 Syrian Arab army troops in the last month

2 IS would-be suicide bombers killed in northern Iraq

Iraqi authorities 'used torture' to force IS confessions from prisoners

Report: Women in Iraq camps being sexually assaulted

Dozens of Saudi-led Mercenaries Ambushed, Killed by Yemeni Forces

Houthi commander killed as Yemen troops halt militia advances

Germany to train Saudi soldiers despite Yemen war concerns

Saudi Arabia offered Abbas $10 billion to sell out for Trump’s "peace" plan - report

Israeli Occupation Force Soldiers Have to Shoot at Palestinians. It's Israel's Way to Keep Them in Check: Israel admits it: The military is in the West Bank to protect settlements. The notion that we want peace is old fake news

Reduction of Gaza fishing zone an 'illegal collective punishment'

Israeli High Court orders demolition of Palestinian homes: Israeli high court ruled 60 homes in occupied East Jerusalem should be knocked down.

Bernie Sanders: ‘Israel now run by a right wing — dare I say — racist government’

Gideon Levy; Netanyahu's Israel will declare an apartheid state. Will the West do nothing?

Iran designates as terrorists all U.S. troops in Middle East

AFRICA

Libya: Over 340 Killed, 1,652 Injured Since Start of LNA Offensive on Tripoli - WHO

Five Nigerian troops, 33 MNJTF soldiers feared killed in Boko Haram attacks

Boko Haram kills 14 men near Monguno in Nigeria’s Borno state

African Union gives Sudan military 60 days to hand power to civilians

Don't provoke army, Sudan opposition chief warns protesters

U.S. Footprint In Africa: Revealed: The U.S. military's 36 code-named operations in Africa

ASIA

22 Taliban militants killed, wounded in South of Afghanistan:

Taliban Appears To Be Winning Against US-backed Kabul, Finds Pentagon Watchdog

US military stops releasing Afghanistan war information

Three Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Militant Strike From Afghanistan

North Korea warns of 'undesired consequences' if no change in U.S. nuclear stance

U.S. judge orders Chinese banks to hand over North Korea records

An Awful ‘Strategy’ for China: Pompeo’s team is developing a strategy for China based on the idea of “a fight with a really different civilization” for the first time in American history.

EUROPE

French Police clash with yellow vest protests : More than 200 arrests were made.

France needs €17bn to meet Yellow Vests’ demands

UK's May sacks defence minister Williamson over Huawei leak

TV Comedian Officially Named Ukraine's New President

GLOBE

UK Parliament declares 'climate emergency'

London tubes, schools and homes 'face climate change chaos'

Climate change not top environment priority, says new EPA chief: Clean drinking water is a higher priority for the Trump administration than climate change,

Julian Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks In Prison For Bail Breach

Julian Assange’s 50-week sentence an ‘outrage’: WikiLeaks editor

U.S. extradition request for Julian Assange to be heard on Thursday

Pentagon fires Guantanamo prison commander for calling attention to US crimes

Fossil Points to a Vanished Human Species in Himalayas

US searches of phones, laptops at airports rising, suit says: The government has vigorously defended the searches, which rose to 33,295 in fiscal 2018

AMERICAS

Watch: Huge support for President Maduro today in Caracas

Venezuelan Military Putsch Defeated as Leopoldo Lopez Takes Refuge in Spanish Embassy

Venezuelan opposition leader seeks refuge in Spanish embassy in Caracas: Leopoldo López’s move poses a diplomatic problem for Spain, which, despite recognizing Guaidó as acting president, has not broken ties with the Maduro government

Venezuelan troops seek asylum in Brazil embassy: official

Hapless’ Guaido ‘worth more dead than alive’ to Venezuela coup cause – Ron Paul Institute director

US Bars US Pilots And Planes From Flying Venezuelan Airspace

Uk's Labour Supports Maduro's Government

Americas bitch: German Foreign Minister pledges support for Venezuelan opposition while in Colombia

Biden Sides With Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo in Backing Venezuela Coup Effort

US Economic Bullying Devastates Venezuela: Illian Omar Denounces: Congresswoman says new economic report show U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctions on Venezuela have killed over 40,000 citizens since 2017.

Russia has NUKES in Venezuela? Fox News seemingly misrepresents guest’s claim

When Nixon Told Us Invading Cambodia Would Save Civilization; Inflammatory and hysterical language was used then, as it is now, to camouflage reality.

FBI Investigating Antifa Plot To Buy Guns From "Mexican Rambo" For "Armed Rebellion At Border"

Watch: Lindsey Graham reads Peter Strzok texts calling Trump a ‘f*cking idiot’

Watch: U.S. Attorney General William Barr Testifies Before Congressional Committees On Budget

Watch: Barr: Trump trying to prevent criticism of himself ‘isn’t a crime’

Watch: Barr: I was surprised Mueller didn’t reach a decision on obstruction

Watch: Sen. Mazie Hirono claims AG William Barr ‘lied,’ urges him to ‘resign’

Barr defends clearing Trump on obstruction, chides 'snitty' Mueller letter

Text of Robert Mueller letter to attorney general

Agreement reached to have Mueller testify on Russia probe - lawmaker

Barr won't testify before House panel Thursday

15 Questions Robert Mueller Must Answer: Why the cryptic wording on the Steele Dossier? Why wasn't Trump given an opportunity to defend himself in court?

Pigs at the trough : The U.S. Air Force is spinning toward a $4 billion financial disaster

F-35s Deployed with Wrong Spare Parts Amid Supply Chain Failures, GAO Finds: Spare parts that the U.S. Marine Corps took on its recent deployment overseas were not compatible with its fifth-generation fighters, according to a new watchdog report.

U.S. may have to stop borrowing later this year: Treasury

Endgame: Starting In 2024, All US Debt Issuance Will Be Used To Pay For Interest On Debt

 

 

 

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