Democrats Considering Standalone Postal Service Bill—And WH Signals It Could Agree
Day: August 16, 2020
Iran ‘Snapback’ Isn’t Worth the Risk
Iran ‘Snapback’ Isn’t Worth the Risk
It would weaken the Security Council veto, which serves U.S. interests at the U.N.
The agreement’s backers argue that Washington, having withdrawn from the deal, has no standing to invoke its provisions. They’re right.
John Bolton admitting that the UN Security Council serves US interests?!
Fascist spectacle on the American democratic stage
Fascist spectacle on the American democratic stage
In 2017, Trump’s political strategist Steve Bannon called Robert Kuttner out of the blue about forming an “economic nationalist” alliance of the right and the left. Kuttner is a progressive journalist and editor of The American Prospect who has been highly critical of pro-corporate “free trade” agreements like NAFTA and the Trans Pacific Partnership. He is also fervently anti-Trump.
The phone call was shortly after the horror of Charlottesville and Trump’s unwillingness to denounce the fascists. Kuttner was “stunned” that Bannon thought that some shared opinions between them “might somehow paper over the political and moral chasm on white nationalism,” he wrote in a 2017 Prospect article. Bannon was the Darth Vader of white nationalism who used Breitbart to stir up racial bigotry, misogyny and Islamophobia. He helped create Trump’s far-right base.
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Senate Intel Committee Wants Justice Department to Investigate Steve Bannon
Senate Intel Committee Wants Justice Department to Investigate Steve Bannon
The Senate Intelligence Committee sent a bipartisan letter to the Justice Department on July 19, 2019, seeking an investigation into former Trump ally Steve Bannon, according to the Los Angeles Times. The letter, which has not been made public but was viewed by the LA Times, was signed by the chairman at the time, Sen. Richard M. Burr (R-NC), as well as Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), and outlined accusations against Bannon of lying to lawmakers when he testified about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
According to the letter, the committee believed Bannon may have lied about his interactions with Erik Prince, a private security contractor; Rick Gerson, a hedge fund manager; and Kirill Dmitriev, the head of a Russian sovereign fund.
Chinese diplomat calls for efforts to stabilize China-U.S. relations
Chinese diplomat calls for efforts to stabilize China-U.S. relations
Relations between China and the United States are at a crucial juncture, and efforts must be made to maintain and stabilize bilateral ties, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang said on Thursday.
Zheng made the remarks during a dialogue via video link with a group of U.S. Congress members, including Ami Bera, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation, and Ted Yoho, who also sits on the subcommittee.
Survey: 66.5% of respondents consider that Ukraine is not an independent state
Survey — 66.5% of respondents consider that Ukraine is not an independent state
Among the states and organizations which, in the opinion of respondents, have the greatest influence on Ukraine, the majority of those surveyed mentioned the IMF (International Monetary Fund) (45.2%), the USA (40.0%) and the European Union (39.4%).
Real reason for ‘grave concern’ over HK security law
Real reason for ‘grave concern’ over HK security law
After the 1989 “6/4 incident” in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square ended “pro-democracy” protests, the Chinese government required foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to report their missions, sources of funds and other information to the appropriate authorities. Unsurprisingly, Western governments complained and warned the world that China was returning to “Mao-era suppression.”
Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.
Belarus – This Color Revolution Is Already Dead. The Union State Has Killed It.
Nexta is led by anti-Lukashenko pro-Western ‘activists’ in Poland. The editor in chief is one Roman Protasevich. He was perviously a journalist for the Polish-Lithuanian-funded Euroradio, as well as for the CIA’s Radio Liberty. Nexta was founded by Stepan Putila who earlier worked for the Polish-Belarusian channel Belsat which is based in Warsaw and is funded by the Polish Foreign Ministry. Both currently live in Warsaw.
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The Biggest Trump Financial Mystery? Where He Came Up With the Cash for His Scottish Resorts.
The Biggest Trump Financial Mystery? Where He Came Up With the Cash for His Scottish Resorts.
Recently, a new—and perhaps bigger—threat to Trump has emerged in Scotland. Scottish lawmakers are pushing to peer into Trump’s finances using an anti-money-laundering statute typically employed against kleptocrats, oligarchs, and crime kingpins. Their question: Where did the hundreds of millions Trump poured into his Scottish courses actually come from?
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