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Archives for December 2018

Donald Trump
Top 5 Must-Know Revelations in Russia Probe

Top 5 Must-Know Revelations in Russia Probe

AFP

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 […]

Corruption
Trump is now an Unindicted Felon: US Att'y for Southern District of New York

Trump is now an Unindicted Felon: US Att’y for Southern District of New York

Juan Cole

The US Attorney’s office maintained that Cohen’s payoff to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougall constituted a infraction against US election laws.

Donald Trump
Russian Sought ‘Synergy’ with Trump Campaign in 2015: Mueller

Russian Sought ‘Synergy’ with Trump Campaign in 2015: Mueller

AFP

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 […]

Climate Change
Red Alert: World will Put out Record 37 bn tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in 2018

Red Alert: World will Put out Record 37 bn tons of Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in 2018

The Conversation

The strong growth is the second consecutive year of increasing emissions

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov't Strong-arms Germany to Boycott Israeli Orgs Calling for Palestinian Rights

Israeli Gov’t Strong-arms Germany to Boycott Israeli Orgs Calling for Palestinian Rights

Middle East Monitor

The two foundations facing the wrath of Israel were named by the +972 as the, Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

Egypt
Sean Penn Smeared in Arabic Press as "Muslim Brotherhood" for Khashoggi Documentary

Sean Penn Smeared in Arabic Press as “Muslim Brotherhood” for Khashoggi Documentary

Juan Cole

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 […]

Nonviolence
Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era

Why Gandhi’s ideas on Nonviolence continue to thrive, even in the post-truth era

The Conversation

As we now face a global dearth of alternative political ideas, perhaps it’s no wonder we are turning again to the Mahatma for inspiration

Pentagon
Are Trump & Khashoggi Case dragging down SecDef Mattis, Last Adult in Room?

Are Trump & Khashoggi Case dragging down SecDef Mattis, Last Adult in Room?

AFP

The most vocal attack on the former Marine general came from a member of Trump’s own Republican party this week, Senator Lindsey Graham

Israel/ Palestine
Tourism to Palestine  Spikes to 2.8 mn despite Israeli Sabotage Attempts

Tourism to Palestine Spikes to 2.8 mn despite Israeli Sabotage Attempts

Maan News Agency

“We also had to refute the Israeli claims that there is no security in the Palestinian territories.”

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