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Archives: Corruption
Behind the Struggle with Mueller & Comey: Trump is the Triumph of Privilege over Law
By Martin Powers | (Informed Comment) | - - Frustration and bewilderment are common in media accounts of this administration’s expansive chaos. Even well educated writers turn to expletives, as if proper…
Will Trump divert attention from Cohen Raid by attacking Syria?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Matt Apuzzo of the New York Times reports that FBI agents produced a warrant at the offices in the Rockefeller Center of Trump's…
Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo
By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - "As he has done over and over again, he showed contempt for transparency, ethical guidelines, and the public interest." As key…
Egypt’s Electoral Farce: Polls show Al-Sisi lacks legitimacy & gov’t is Unstable
By Pamela Abbott & Andrea Teti | (The Conversation) | - - Egyptians are voting in presidential elections on March 26-28. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who grabbed power in 2013, is set to…
French Ex-President Sarkozy arrested over Libya Campaign money Charges
TeleSur | - - Sarkozy has categorically denied receiving any campaign funding from the North African country. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained by police officers early Tuesday, Reuters reported. The…
Did an Emirates-Israel alliance Help elect Trump more than Russia?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - One of the surprises thrown up by the Gulf crisis and by the Mueller investigation is how entangled the United Arab Emirates is…
The Russians aren’t the only election hackers
By Reese Erlich | (48hills.org ) | - - The US has interfered in elections all over the world -- and this Russian 'crisis' is a big deal about very little Welcome…
Top Ten Signs the US is the most Corrupt nation in the World (2018 Edn.)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Revised Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly "corrupt" always imply that the United States is not corrupt.…
Israel: Netanyahu’s Top Allies Arrested in Ongoing Corruption Probe
TeleSur | - - A former Netanyahu spokesman and the former director of the communications ministry are among the persons arrested. Two close associates of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have been…
Worse than Russian Hack: GOP Voter Suppression planned in 20 States
By Jen Herrick | ( Otherwords.org) This year, at least 20 states are considering laws that would make it harder to vote. When President Trump created the “Presidential Advisory Commission on Election…
Israel: Protesters call for ‘crime minister’ Netanyahu to step down
Middle East Monitor | - - Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv today to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after police recommended he be charged with bribery in two corruption…
What Does Netanyahu Corruption Case tell us about Trump’s Fate?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu be indicted for corruption. The recommendation now goes to attorney general Avichai Mandelblit, who…
Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from “Anti-Corruption” Scheme
Middle East Monitor | - - Saudi media sources yesterday confirmed the release of all detainees held on corruption charges at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the capital Riyadh. The news comes following…
Blood oil: more than half of the oil traded across the world has been stolen
By Leif Wenar | (The Conversation) | - - Donald Trump tweeted something true recently. Responding to the protests in Iran, the US president stated that “The people are finally getting wise…
Saudi Prince Alwaleed in talks with gov’t over demand he surrender Billions
Middle East Monitor | - - Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far…
Trump allegedly Paid $130,000 to Porn Star for Her Silence
TeleSur | - - The deal was brokered by President Trump’s lawyer with the adult-film actress a month before the 2016 presidential elections. U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney arranged a US$130,000…
Trump Admin flooding Planet with high Tech Weapons; What could Go Wrong?
By William D. Hartung | (Tomdispatch.com ) | - - As Donald Trump might put it, major weapons contractors like Boeing, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin cashed in “bigly” in his first year…
Why Israel doesn’t run on Solar: Netanyahu’s son boasts of father’s gas deal at strip club
Middle East Monitor | - - A recording emerged yesterday of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son Yair boasting that his father had set up a $20 billion business deal for businessman…