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A protester stands in front of a riot police line during a demonstration after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP/John Minchillo)

Protesters & Police Go Full Force At DC Protests Of Trump Inauguration

Archives for يناير 2017

The Last Days Of Obama: Napoleonic Maneuvers At The Security Council

Like Napoleon’s strategy in Egypt, efforts to portray Obama as sympathizer with Muslims and Arabs have backfired.

Caleb T. Maupin
بواسطة Caleb T. Maupin
Obama Drone Art

(ANALYSIS) --- It seemed to come almost out of nowhere. The United States usually protects Israel from critical resolutions at the UN Security Council. However, in a dramatic move, the US abstained and a resolution criticizing recent settlement activity was passed by the 15-member body. But this was not the end. John Kerry, Obama’s former

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As Trump Takes Power, Politicians Around US Move To Enact Restrictions On Protests

As the week comes to an end, it becomes apparent that dissent is being criminalized not only nationwide but on multiple fronts. Increased regulations are appearing that limit the public spaces that can be lawfully occupied in protest.

Sarah Cronin
بواسطة Sarah Cronin
Protestors block traffic outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Ferguson.

(ANALYSIS) --- Indiana passed a bill on Wednesday that authorizes police officers to shut down highway protesting “by any means necessary.” S.B. 285, as it is known, obliges a public official to dispatch all available officers within 15 minutes of discovering any assembly of 10 or more people who are obstructing vehicle traffic. The bill then

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Trump Advisor Calls Press Secretary’s Falsehoods “Alternative Facts”

“Sean Spicer gave alternative facts,” Kellyanne Conway said, in response to outrage over White House press secretary’s false claims about inauguration crowd size.

Nika Knight
بواسطة Nika Knight
An image of the inauguration of President Donald Trump is displayed behind White House press secretary Sean Spicer as he speaks at the White House, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

(REPORT) --- After President Donald Trump spent his first full day in the White House attacking the press, deploying White House press secretary Sean Spicer to falsely claim the media underreported the size of his inauguration crowds, top Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway doubled-down on those statements on Meet the Press early Sunday. Conway

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In First Conflict With China, Trump & Xi Clash Over Embassy Move To Jerusalem

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the Arab League in Egypt that the Palestinian struggle “should not be marginalized.”

James Carey
بواسطة James Carey
Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016.

Tel Aviv (REPORT) ---Following the first statement by the new White House press secretary that the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem was “coming soon,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that East Jerusalem should be the official capital of a Palestinian state. In a press conference on Thursday, the new White House press secretary, Sean

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While Focus Is On DC Marches, Police Resume Violent Crackdown At Dakota Access Pipeline

Police, emboldened by a series of proposed state bills in North Dakota’s legislature targeting protesters, have resumed their violent crackdown against DAPL protesters.

Claire Bernish
بواسطة Claire Bernish
Damin Radford of New Zealand stands overlooking the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Nov. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Cannon Ball, ND (REPORT) --- All water protectors must leave the camps — and abandon plans to relocate to a higher elevation — the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Council wrote in a resolution passed during an executive session of a district meeting just before President Donald Trump took the oath of office. Decisive, sharp consequences soon

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Trump Invites Netanyahu To US As He Prepares Embassy Move To Jerusalem

The White House said that it is in the “early stages” of moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem as Trump vowed an unprecedented commitment to Israel.

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A sign hangs on a building under construction in Jerusalem congratulating U.S. President Donald Trump, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Trump has vowed to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

(REPORT) --- The new U.S. administration is in the early stages of preparing for the controversial relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the White House said Sunday just hours before a phone call where President Donald Trump extended an invitation to right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington,

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