Washington, DC | (AFP) | – US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election — and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials — a “witch hunt” New filings by federal prosecutors have brought major revelations about Russian efforts to forge links to US President […]
Archives for December 2018
Trump is now an Unindicted Felon: US Att’y for Southern District of New York
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Mueller sentencing document for Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, is not nearly as important as that from the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Robert Khuzami, Thomas McKay and their colleagues not only laid out 5 major crimes committed […]
Russian Sought ‘Synergy’ with Trump Campaign in 2015: Mueller
Washington, United States | AFP | – Russians reached out to President Donald Trump’s then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen in November 2015 seeking to establish cooperation with the Trump’s election campaign, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said A high-placed Russian offered Donald Trump’s presidential campaign “synergy on a government level” in November 2015, well before previous reported […]
Red Alert: World will Put out Record 37 bn tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in 2018
By Pep Canadell, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Robbie Andrew, and Rob Jackson | – Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels and industry are projected to rise more than 2% (range 1.8% to 3.7%) in 2018, taking global fossil CO₂ emissions to a new record high of 37.1 billion tonnes. The strong growth is […]
Israeli Gov’t Strong-arms Germany to Boycott Israeli Orgs Calling for Palestinian Rights
London (Middle East Monitor) – Assault on free speech has been a common feature of Israeli governments. This week another example of its efforts to silence critical voices was revealed by the +972 magazine, which reported details of a campaign by the right-wing Netanyahu government to de-fund independent publications and human rights organisations. In an […]
Sean Penn Smeared in Arabic Press as “Muslim Brotherhood” for Khashoggi Documentary
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The October 2 murder of dissident Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is still shrouded in some mystery despite extensive leaks by Turkish intelligence and the CIA/ NSA. The Arabic press is reporting that actor Sean Penn has shown up outside the consulate where Khashoggi was murdered with […]
Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era
By Tom Shillam | – (The Conversation) Gandhi is still relevant – and can inspire a new form of politics today Seventy years after Gandhi’s assassination on the streets of New Delhi, Ramachandra Guha’s new book, Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-48, reopens a familiar debate around his legacy. What was Gandhi’s message? […]
Are Trump & Khashoggi Case dragging down SecDef Mattis, Last Adult in Room?
Washington, DC (AFP) | – US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis tells Pentagon reporters he has seen ‘no smoking gun’ tying the Saudi crown prince to Khashoggi’s killing US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has enjoyed a level of bipartisan support rarely seen in Washington, is facing mounting public criticism amid the fallout from the slaying […]
Tourism to Palestine Spikes to 2.8 mn despite Israeli Sabotage Attempts
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The number of tourists and pilgrims who will visit Palestine by the end of 2018 will exceed the 2.8 million mark, according to the Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Rola Maayaa. Maayaa told the Palestinian Authority (PA)-owned news agency, Wafa, in an interview, “There is a significant increase in the number […]
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